The Politics of (M)Othering
Womanhood, Identity and Resistance in African Literature
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies, Feminism & Feminist Theory, Women&, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy
| Author: | ISBN: | 9781134774371 | |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | August 4, 2005 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9781134774371 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | August 4, 2005 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
This collection is a study of African literature framed by the central, and multi-faceted, idea of 'mother' - motherland, mothertongue, motherwit, motherhood, mothering - looking at the paradoxical location of (m)other as both central and marginal. Whilst the volume stands as a sustained feminist analysis, it engages feminist theory itself by showing how issues in feminism are, in African literature, recast in different and complex ways.
This collection is a study of African literature framed by the central, and multi-faceted, idea of 'mother' - motherland, mothertongue, motherwit, motherhood, mothering - looking at the paradoxical location of (m)other as both central and marginal. Whilst the volume stands as a sustained feminist analysis, it engages feminist theory itself by showing how issues in feminism are, in African literature, recast in different and complex ways.
