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The Narrative of the Dislocated Subject in the Short Story “The Thing Around Your Neck,” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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ID22013397
AuthorsEdna Sousa Cruz (0000-0001-7610-5560, Universidade Estadual da Região Tocantina do Maranhão), Larissa Sá Mota (0009-0002-9545-6993, Universidade Estadual da Região Tocantina do Maranhão), Milene Oliveira Assunção (0000-0002-0953-0679, Universidade Estadual da Região Tocantina do Maranhão)
Year2025
Volume20
Issue3
Publication date2025-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBakhtiniana Revista de Estudos do Discurso (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2176-4573 • E-ISSN: 2176-4573
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/2176-4573e66483
OpenAlexW4408530443
LanguageEN
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This paper addresses issues enmeshed with the experience of the diaspora, the situation of black immigrant women affected by the feeling of geographic dislocation, adopting the perspective of female-authored Nigerian literature. The object of study is the short story “The Thing Around Your Neck,” part of the collection of short stories of the same name, by the author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. The study aims to discuss the problems faced by black women in transit between the African continent and the United States, as well as the conflicts in the process of identity building that surround their lives in societies that oppress and silence them. The investigation is guided by the post-colonialist approach and problematizes both quotidian and gendered forms of racism grounded in the representations about Africa and its peoples. The analytical reading of the object of study indicates that the short story “The Thing Around Your Neck” presents itself as a treaty against the victimization of Africa and Nigerian women

Art · Literature · Narrative · Computer Science · History · Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies · South Asian Cinema and Culture · Urban and Rural Development Challenges

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