Senayon S Olaoluwa
Biographic Data
| ID | 853282 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Senayon S Olaoluwa |
| GIVEN NAMES | Senayon S |
| FAMILY NAME | Olaoluwa |
| SIGNATURE | OLAOLUWA S S |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Ethnic; or National
Arguments and debates about the appropriate linguistic medium for the expression of African literature continue to be recurrent. One such argument against the literature is the assumption that even at its very best, it can only serve a provincial purpose, as it is ethnic-based. Against this backdrop, the article seeks to tackle the reductionist conception of African literature written in African languages by arguing that in spite of the limits im…
Liberation struggle, memory and freedom in Mongane Serote'sFreedom Lament and Song
Often described as the longest and last struggle against western colonialism on the continent of Africa, the South African liberation history was also characterised by an unparalleled persecution that translated into exile – literal and metaphorical – for both victims and perpetrators alike. It also accounts for why the liberation history provides a strong motivation for reflections on many planes in the wake of the official collapse of apartheid…
In anticipation of tomorrow
In view of the collapse of institutional apartheid, post‐liberation South African literature can be appropriately limned as literature of return, going by the preponderance of its engagement with exile in the years of the struggle. I read Mongane Wally Serote's History is the Home Address (2004) against the backdrop of migration, paying attention to the way the poem anticipates what should be the right attitude of those it may affect, especially …
From Simplicity to Performance
From Simplicity to Performance
In anticipation of tomorrow
In view of the collapse of institutional apartheid, post‐liberation South African literature can be appropriately limned as literature of return, going by the preponderance of its engagement with exile in the years of the struggle. I read Mongane Wally Serote's History is the Home Address (2004) against the backdrop of migration, paying attention to the way the poem anticipates what should be the right attitude of those it may affect, especially …
Ethnic; or National
Arguments and debates about the appropriate linguistic medium for the expression of African literature continue to be recurrent. One such argument against the literature is the assumption that even at its very best, it can only serve a provincial purpose, as it is ethnic-based. Against this backdrop, the article seeks to tackle the reductionist conception of African literature written in African languages by arguing that in spite of the limits im…
Liberation struggle, memory and freedom in Mongane Serote'sFreedom Lament and Song
Often described as the longest and last struggle against western colonialism on the continent of Africa, the South African liberation history was also characterised by an unparalleled persecution that translated into exile – literal and metaphorical – for both victims and perpetrators alike. It also accounts for why the liberation history provides a strong motivation for reflections on many planes in the wake of the official collapse of apartheid…
Sociology (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Literature (3 works) · Poetry (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies (3 works) · South African History and Culture (3 works) · African history and culture studies (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works)