Daria Tunca
Biographic Data
| ID | 78297 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Daria Tunca |
| GIVEN NAMES | Daria |
| FAMILY NAME | Tunca |
| SIGNATURE | TUNCA D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Liège |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5949-1209 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Narrating Violence in the Postcolonial World
peer reviewed
Towards a definition of postcolonial biographical fiction
In this introduction to the special issue on “Illuminating Lives: The Biographical Impulse in Postcolonial Literatures”, we start by situating the genre of biographical fiction, which has become increasingly popular in postcolonial literatures and beyond, in relation to more “traditional” nonfictional biography. We then examine how postcolonial biofiction might be distinguished from its postmodern avatar, and we tentatively circumscribe some of t…
A growth to understanding”: An interview with Caryl Phillips about biographical fiction
Starting from the recognition of a biographical impulse in the work of Caryl Phillips, this interview focuses on his practice of biographical fiction. Among the issues raised are the increased popularity of life writing, the tension between fact and fiction at the heart of biographical narratives, the linguistic exactitude involved in focusing on historical characters, the role of research in the exploration of human lives, and the importance of …
A Companion to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Considering the popularity enjoyed by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, both in academia and among the general public, it is somewhat surprising that A Companion to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie should be the v
Madness in Anglophone Caribbean Literature: On the Edge
The danger of a single short story: "Reality, fiction and metafiction in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's "Jumping Monkey Hill
peer reviewed
Contemporary African literature in English: Global locations, postcolonial identifications
Contemporary African literature in English: Global locations, postcolonial identifications." Journal of Postcolonial Writing, 53(5), pp. 617–618
Postcolonial Gateways and Walls: Under Construction
peer reviewed
Postcolonial Gateways and Walls: Under Construction
This collection of essays focuses on the evocative figures of the ‘gateway’ and the ‘wall’ to reflect on the state of postcolonial studies. Some chapters foreground the modes of articulation between literal borders and emotional (dis)connections, while others examine how artefacts ranging from personal letters to clothes may be conceptualized as metaphorical ‘gateways’ and ‘walls’ that lead or, conversely, regulate access, to specific forms of cu…
Postcolonial thresholds: Gateways and borders
peer reviewed
Stylistic Approaches to Nigerian Fiction
Of Palm Oil and Wafers
What’s in a name? Or, perhaps more to the point here: what’s in an Igbo name? I remember asking myself these questions as I was trying to understand why the narrator of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus (2003), Kambili Achike, had an Igbo first name even though her staunchly Catholic, authoritarian, Anglophile father, Eugene, despised his native culture and his mother tongue. I quickly realized that finding an explanation would involve s…
An Interview with Chika Unigwe
editorial reviewed
Appropriating Achebe: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus and “The Headstrong Historian”
peer reviewed
Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi
Linguistic Counterpoint in Gbenga Agbenugba’s
This essay examines Gbenga Agbenugba’s Another Lonely Londoner (1991), a rarely discussed novel recounting the experiences of a young Nigerian man living in London. The narrative is written in an experimental style mixing English with Nigerian Pidgin, and including elements of Nigerian English, Black British English, Cockney, and Yoruba. By way of introduction, Agbenugba’s work is briefly discussed in relation to the novel that inspired it, Sam S…
Paying Attention to Language, Replicas and the Role of the Artist in Janet Frame'sliving in the Maniototo1
peer reviewed
A Companion to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Considering the popularity enjoyed by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, both in academia and among the general public, it is somewhat surprising that A Companion to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie should be the v
Postcolonial thresholds: Gateways and borders
peer reviewed
An Interview with Chika Unigwe
editorial reviewed
Appropriating Achebe: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus and “The Headstrong Historian”
peer reviewed
The danger of a single short story: "Reality, fiction and metafiction in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's "Jumping Monkey Hill
peer reviewed
Towards a definition of postcolonial biographical fiction
In this introduction to the special issue on “Illuminating Lives: The Biographical Impulse in Postcolonial Literatures”, we start by situating the genre of biographical fiction, which has become increasingly popular in postcolonial literatures and beyond, in relation to more “traditional” nonfictional biography. We then examine how postcolonial biofiction might be distinguished from its postmodern avatar, and we tentatively circumscribe some of t…
Paying Attention to Language, Replicas and the Role of the Artist in Janet Frame'sliving in the Maniototo1
peer reviewed
Paying Attention to Language, Replicas and the Role of the Artist in Janet Frame'sliving in the Maniototo1
peer reviewed
Linguistic Counterpoint in Gbenga Agbenugba’s
This essay examines Gbenga Agbenugba’s Another Lonely Londoner (1991), a rarely discussed novel recounting the experiences of a young Nigerian man living in London. The narrative is written in an experimental style mixing English with Nigerian Pidgin, and including elements of Nigerian English, Black British English, Cockney, and Yoruba. By way of introduction, Agbenugba’s work is briefly discussed in relation to the novel that inspired it, Sam S…
Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi
Appropriating Achebe: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus and “The Headstrong Historian”
peer reviewed
An Interview with Chika Unigwe
editorial reviewed
Stylistic Approaches to Nigerian Fiction
Of Palm Oil and Wafers
What’s in a name? Or, perhaps more to the point here: what’s in an Igbo name? I remember asking myself these questions as I was trying to understand why the narrator of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus (2003), Kambili Achike, had an Igbo first name even though her staunchly Catholic, authoritarian, Anglophile father, Eugene, despised his native culture and his mother tongue. I quickly realized that finding an explanation would involve s…
Postcolonial thresholds: Gateways and borders
peer reviewed
Postcolonial Gateways and Walls: Under Construction
peer reviewed
Postcolonial Gateways and Walls: Under Construction
This collection of essays focuses on the evocative figures of the ‘gateway’ and the ‘wall’ to reflect on the state of postcolonial studies. Some chapters foreground the modes of articulation between literal borders and emotional (dis)connections, while others examine how artefacts ranging from personal letters to clothes may be conceptualized as metaphorical ‘gateways’ and ‘walls’ that lead or, conversely, regulate access, to specific forms of cu…
Contemporary African literature in English: Global locations, postcolonial identifications
Contemporary African literature in English: Global locations, postcolonial identifications." Journal of Postcolonial Writing, 53(5), pp. 617–618
Madness in Anglophone Caribbean Literature: On the Edge
The danger of a single short story: "Reality, fiction and metafiction in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's "Jumping Monkey Hill
peer reviewed
Towards a definition of postcolonial biographical fiction
In this introduction to the special issue on “Illuminating Lives: The Biographical Impulse in Postcolonial Literatures”, we start by situating the genre of biographical fiction, which has become increasingly popular in postcolonial literatures and beyond, in relation to more “traditional” nonfictional biography. We then examine how postcolonial biofiction might be distinguished from its postmodern avatar, and we tentatively circumscribe some of t…
A growth to understanding”: An interview with Caryl Phillips about biographical fiction
Starting from the recognition of a biographical impulse in the work of Caryl Phillips, this interview focuses on his practice of biographical fiction. Among the issues raised are the increased popularity of life writing, the tension between fact and fiction at the heart of biographical narratives, the linguistic exactitude involved in focusing on historical characters, the role of research in the exploration of human lives, and the importance of …
A Companion to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Considering the popularity enjoyed by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, both in academia and among the general public, it is somewhat surprising that A Companion to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie should be the v
Narrating Violence in the Postcolonial World
peer reviewed
Art (12 works) · History (10 works) · Sociology (10 works) · Literature (8 works) · Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies (8 works) · Aesthetics (6 works) · African history and culture studies (6 works) · History (6 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Linguistics (5 works)