The Pull of Postcolonial Nationhood

The Pull of Postcolonial Nationhood
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Publisher : Lexington Books
Total Pages : 177
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ISBN-10 : 9780739145135
ISBN-13 : 0739145134
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Book Synopsis The Pull of Postcolonial Nationhood by : Ayo A. Coly

Download or read book The Pull of Postcolonial Nationhood written by Ayo A. Coly and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2010-06-23 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gender, Migration, and the Claims of Postcolonial Nationhood in Francophone Africa examines three major migrant women writers from Francophone Africa: Ken Bugul, Calixthe Beyala, and Fatou Diome. Coly studies what home means in the context of migration and how gender shapes the meaning of home. This is the first study to bring together migrant women from Francophone Africa. This is also the first study to offer a feminist critique of postnationalist discourses of home, specifically the application of postnationalism to the postcolonial context.


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