Writing literary history in Southern Africa. The relevance of a social theory
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20156480 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael Chapman (0000-0002-1299-8336, University of the Humanities, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 318-330 |
| Publication date | 1994-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Literary Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0256-4718 • E-ISSN: 1753-5387 |
| Publisher | Unisa Press (PUBLISHER • ZA) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02564719408530086 |
| OpenAlex | W1991574388 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 13 |
The article suggests a paradigm for the historiographical understanding of the several culturally distinct but interrelated literatures of southern Africa. Instead of regarding the literatures as discrete linguistic‐ethnic entities, the comparative approach contextualised within the functioning of society questions conventional boundaries of language, race and genre. In seeking to delineate a “single story”, translation refers broadly to the activity of making the insights of one culture accessible to the other, the aim being to respect difference while identifying points of common concern in a democratic enterprise
Archaeology · Democracy · Epistemology · Ethnic group · Historiography · Linguistics · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Translation studies · African history and culture studies · Anthropology · Gender Studies · History · Multilingual Education and Policy · Philosophy · South African History and Culture
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |