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Violence in Francophone African and Caribbean Women's Literature
Marie-Chantal Kalisa
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Description for Violence in Francophone African and Caribbean Women's Literature
Hardback. A study of both internal and external violence in francophone African and Caribbean women's literature. It examines the ways in which women writers lift taboos imposed on them by their society and culture and challenge readers with their unique perspectives on violence. Num Pages: 236 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KJ; 2ADF; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
African and Caribbean peoples share a history dominated by the violent disruptions of slavery and colonialism. While much has been said about these “geographies of pain,” violence in the private sphere, particularly gendered violence, receives little attention. This book fills that void. It is a critical addition to the study of African and Caribbean women’s literatures at a time when women from these regions are actively engaged in articulating the ways in which colonial and postcolonial violence impact women. Chantal Kalisa examines the ways in which women writers lift taboos imposed on them by their society and culture and challenge readers ... Read more
African and Caribbean peoples share a history dominated by the violent disruptions of slavery and colonialism. While much has been said about these “geographies of pain,” violence in the private sphere, particularly gendered violence, receives little attention. This book fills that void. It is a critical addition to the study of African and Caribbean women’s literatures at a time when women from these regions are actively engaged in articulating the ways in which colonial and postcolonial violence impact women. Chantal Kalisa examines the ways in which women writers lift taboos imposed on them by their society and culture and challenge readers ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
Number of Pages
236
Place of Publication
Lincoln, United States
ISBN
9780803211025
SKU
V9780803211025
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Ref
99-3
About Marie-Chantal Kalisa
Chantal Kalisa is an associate professor of francophone studies in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures and in the Women’s and Gender Studies Program at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. She is a coeditor of a book in French on the Rwandan genocide.
Reviews for Violence in Francophone African and Caribbean Women's Literature
"This study advances our understanding of the attempts of African and Caribbean women writers to resolve the tension between external forms of violence and internal forms resulting from skewed cultural, social, and political rules based on gender."-African Affairs African Affairs "Including an excellent bibliography, this is an important work in literary and gender studies."-A. J. Guillaume Jr., Choice
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