The representation of 'Ethiopianness' and 'Oromoness' in two Oromo-language novels

Yoomi Laataaby Isaayas Hordofaa andKuusaa Gadooby Gaaddisaa Birruu

Bibliographic Data

ID2173049
AuthorsTeferi Nigussie Tafa
Year2015
Volume27
Issue1
Pages84-97
Publication date2015-01-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of African Cultural Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1369-6815 • E-ISSN: 1469-9346
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13696815.2014.975107
OpenAlexW2067644307
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited4

The modern Ethiopian state was created by the Shoan Emperor Menelik II between the end of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth. People living to the south, east, and west of the Abyssinian Empire, the Oromo among them, were incorporated into the Solomonic polity through successive military campaigns, and have been subjected to the rule of Addis Ababa ever since. This article analyses how this process of conquest and its impacts are represented in Oromo literature. After offering an overview on the origin and development of Oromo literature, the article focuses in particular on the role that Oromo novels played in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries in forging and enhancing Oromo cultural and political nationalism against the hegemonic ideology of Ethiopianness. The article analyses two novels in particular, Yoomi Laataa (‘When Will It Be?’), published in 2011 by Isaayas Hordofaa and Kuusaa Gadoo (‘The Pool of Grudge’), published in 1991 by Gaaddisaa Birruu

Ancient history · CONQUEST · Emperor · Empire · Hegemony · Ideology · Nationalism · Political science · Politics · Polity · Representation (politics · State (computer science · African history and culture analysis · African history and culture studies · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · History · Law

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