Rethinking and Mainstreaming African Literature in the Academia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20156527 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Naomi L Shitemi (Moi University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 20-36 |
| Publication date | 2012-06-01 |
| 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 | 10.1080/02564718.2012.676332 |
| OpenAlex | W2031663517 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 4 |
Africa's knowledge, especially as “authored”, “created” and packaged in African languages, is inspired by daily life experiences. Its expressive modes mirror traditions and innovations of oral expression. On the other hand, written literature, defined by Western parameters, is classified into different genres specific in form and style. African literature has therefore struggled to fit into this pigeonhole and its strata although a significant component characterising its uniqueness is in the process left out. In such are components laden with African-specific forms of expression, metaphor and rendition when packaged in foreign languages. This observation inspires a rethinking of alternative theoretical approaches to the discursive modes of what is African literature. This article dialogues literary expressions hardly located among traditional literary genres. African feminism as a guiding framework is applied
Aesthetics · Art · Epistemology · Linguistics · Literature · Metaphor · Sociology · Computer Science · Gender Studies · Philosophy · Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,11 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2017 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |