The Politics of (M)Othering
Author | : Obioma Nnaemeka |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 266 |
Release | : 2005-08-04 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781134774371 |
ISBN-13 | : 1134774370 |
Rating | : 4/5 (370 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Politics of (M)Othering written by Obioma Nnaemeka and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-08-04 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.