The modern city and citizen efficacy in a Zambian novel
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2178398 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ranka Primorac |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 49-59 |
| Publication date | 2008-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Postcolonial Writing (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1744-9855 • E-ISSN: 1744-9863 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17449850701820665 |
| OpenAlex | W1988097914 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 11 |
Arguing against the grain of established critical opinion, this article analyses the textualcomplexity and cosmopolitanism of a contemporary Zambian novel, Dead Ends (Crime, Copsand a Renaissance) by Sekelani S. Banda, focusing on its representation of the modern cityand citizen efficacy. Through Banda’s deft handling of narrative time and genre Dead Endscontributes to Southern Africa’s emergent social imaginaries by constructing hope as a socialcategory predicated on the time-streams of both detection and emergence
Biology · Citizen science · Geography · Political science · African studies and sociopolitical issues · History
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,13 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2018 (9) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |