Marame Gueye
Biographic Data
| ID | 3614234 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marame Gueye |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marame |
| FAMILY NAME | Gueye |
| SIGNATURE | GUEYE M |
| AFFILIATIONS | East Carolina University |
| ORCID | 0009-0001-7523-3330 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
When Men Become Women
In contemporary Senegal, gender violence is pervasive, and it has become challenging to speak about it. Female suffering is normalized and viewed as part of womanhood. Language and Islam are often manipulated to justify the oppression of women. Échange Inégal: Goor Dongue, a short film directed by Khady Touré, uses parody to reverse gender roles in Senegal and profiles a society where girls are the preferred gender and where women are polyandrous…
Fatou Diome’s Le ventre de l’Atlantique
This article uses Wolof idioms related to Senegalese migration to France such as dem ci kaaw bi (to go to the cave/France) and dem Jolof (to go back to Jolof/Senegal) in order to read Fatou Diome's Le ventre de l'Atlantique (The Belly of the Atlantic). It argues that the novel mimics the polysemy of these terms and coins a new one: toog Jolof (to stay/remain in Senegal) as an alternative to clandestine migration
Interview with Toni Ann Johnson
Interview with Toni Ann Johnson Marame Gueye (bio) and Toni Ann Johnson Toni Ann Johnson won the Flannery O'Connor Award for her linked story collection Light Skin Gone to Waste (October 2022), selected for the prize and edited by Roxane Gay. The book has also been nominated for a 2023 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work. Her novel, Remedy for a Broken Angel, released in 2014 was nominated for a 2015 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding …
Ode to Patriarchy
The essay focuses on a popular Wolof poem that emerged in Senegal in the late 1960s or early 1970s and saturated the national radio. It is generally known in Senegal as “Fatou Gaye’s Song”; as result of that, I chose to title the poem “Fatou Gaye.” The poem was delivered in Wolof and probably written in Wolofal, and all translations unless otherwise stated are mine. Although when the poem was written is not clear, according to Margarite Thiam, a …
Modern Media and Culture in Senegal
In a You Tube video, a young man performs a satirical poem about Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade. The author brilliantly sums up Wade's tenure in one minute. He compares the president to "a rat's hole" and makes fun of his physical features while emphasizing many ways in which Wade has failed the nation. Some viewers thought the performance was disrespectful of the president, and others feared for the author's safety. This article argues that…
Praise Song for the Good Woman
The poem “Fatou Gaye” has been circulating in Senegal for three decades. Despite its fame, not much attention has been paid to its message and the implications it has in the politics of gender in Senegal. Composed by Eladji Gaye as a eulogy to his wife Fatou Gaye, the poem is both panegyric and sexist. While singing the praises of his wife, Gaye at the same time advocates the subordination of women based on his understanding of Islam. It this pap…
Modern Media and Culture in Senegal
In a You Tube video, a young man performs a satirical poem about Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade. The author brilliantly sums up Wade's tenure in one minute. He compares the president to "a rat's hole" and makes fun of his physical features while emphasizing many ways in which Wade has failed the nation. Some viewers thought the performance was disrespectful of the president, and others feared for the author's safety. This article argues that…
Praise Song for the Good Woman
The poem “Fatou Gaye” has been circulating in Senegal for three decades. Despite its fame, not much attention has been paid to its message and the implications it has in the politics of gender in Senegal. Composed by Eladji Gaye as a eulogy to his wife Fatou Gaye, the poem is both panegyric and sexist. While singing the praises of his wife, Gaye at the same time advocates the subordination of women based on his understanding of Islam. It this pap…
Ode to Patriarchy
The essay focuses on a popular Wolof poem that emerged in Senegal in the late 1960s or early 1970s and saturated the national radio. It is generally known in Senegal as “Fatou Gaye’s Song”; as result of that, I chose to title the poem “Fatou Gaye.” The poem was delivered in Wolof and probably written in Wolofal, and all translations unless otherwise stated are mine. Although when the poem was written is not clear, according to Margarite Thiam, a …
Modern Media and Culture in Senegal
In a You Tube video, a young man performs a satirical poem about Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade. The author brilliantly sums up Wade's tenure in one minute. He compares the president to "a rat's hole" and makes fun of his physical features while emphasizing many ways in which Wade has failed the nation. Some viewers thought the performance was disrespectful of the president, and others feared for the author's safety. This article argues that…
Interview with Toni Ann Johnson
Interview with Toni Ann Johnson Marame Gueye (bio) and Toni Ann Johnson Toni Ann Johnson won the Flannery O'Connor Award for her linked story collection Light Skin Gone to Waste (October 2022), selected for the prize and edited by Roxane Gay. The book has also been nominated for a 2023 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work. Her novel, Remedy for a Broken Angel, released in 2014 was nominated for a 2015 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding …
Fatou Diome’s Le ventre de l’Atlantique
This article uses Wolof idioms related to Senegalese migration to France such as dem ci kaaw bi (to go to the cave/France) and dem Jolof (to go back to Jolof/Senegal) in order to read Fatou Diome's Le ventre de l'Atlantique (The Belly of the Atlantic). It argues that the novel mimics the polysemy of these terms and coins a new one: toog Jolof (to stay/remain in Senegal) as an alternative to clandestine migration
When Men Become Women
In contemporary Senegal, gender violence is pervasive, and it has become challenging to speak about it. Female suffering is normalized and viewed as part of womanhood. Language and Islam are often manipulated to justify the oppression of women. Échange Inégal: Goor Dongue, a short film directed by Khady Touré, uses parody to reverse gender roles in Senegal and profiles a society where girls are the preferred gender and where women are polyandrous…
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