Contemporary Matriarchies in Cameroonian Francophone Literature: "On est ensemble"

Contemporary Matriarchies in Cameroonian Francophone Literature: "On est ensemble"

[...] it is the birth site of African female writings, for, contrary to general assumptions, Marie Claire Matip published the novella Ngonda in 1958, before the Ghanaian Ama Ata Aidoo and the Nigerian Mabel Segun produced their pioneering works. How does motherhood, as it is portrayed within these m...

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Veröffentlicht in:African studies review 2011, Vol.54 (2), p.215-218
1. Verfasser: Chiwengo, Ngwarsungu
Format: Review
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Emecheta, Buchi (1944-2017)
Females
Feminism
Gender differences
LANGUAGES, LITERATURE, AND THE ARTS
Literature
Novellas
Novels
Women
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Zusammenfassung:[...] it is the birth site of African female writings, for, contrary to general assumptions, Marie Claire Matip published the novella Ngonda in 1958, before the Ghanaian Ama Ata Aidoo and the Nigerian Mabel Segun produced their pioneering works. How does motherhood, as it is portrayed within these matriarchal texts, complicate and question female empowerment? [...] how do the readership, the historical context, and the locations of production determine the feminist discourses of these novels?
ISSN:0002-0206
1555-2462
DOI:10.1353/arw.2011.0028