Representation of Nostalgic Memories for Home in African Diasporic Poetry
Critical Analysis of Selected Poems of Mahtem Shiferraw
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11735157 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stanley Elias (0000-0001-5601-4266, Airlangga University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 02 |
| Pages | 173-183 |
| Publication date | 2018-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Language and Literature (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1410-5691 • E-ISSN: 2580-5878 |
| Publisher | Sanata Dharma University (PUBLISHER • ID) |
| DOI | 10.24071/joll.2018.180209 |
| OpenAlex | W4251247859 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 3 |
Nostalgia for home has been a common subject in African diasporic literature. In past four decades the African continent has witnessed an increase of movements of people leaving their home places to new places around the world. These movements whether voluntarily or forcibly have resulted to displaced communities in the world and diasporic community being one of those communities. This paper critically analyses the representation of nostalgic for home in selected poems in of Mahtem Shiferraw and how do such nostalgic memories contribute of in (re)defining the identity of the poet
Aesthetics · Art · Diaspora · Identity (music · Literature · Poetry · Representation (politics · Sociology · Subject (documents · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Gender Studies · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · History · Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |