Interview with Elnathan John
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9250677 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jeanne‐Marie Jackson (0000-0001-8162-6379), Jeanne-Marie Jackson Jeanne-Marie Jackson, Nathan Suhr-Sytsma (0000-0003-4696-107X), Nathan Suhr-Sytsma Nathan Suhr-Sytsma |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 89 |
| Publication date | 2017-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Research in African Literatures (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0034-5210 • E-ISSN: 1527-2044 |
| Publisher | Indiana University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2979/reseafrilite.48.2.07 |
| OpenAlex | W2685949038 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 1 |
After a contextualizing introduction, the following interview with the Nigerian writer Elnathan John explores the relation of his work to some key themes of this essay cluster: religious belief, social life, and the literary representation thereof. It begins by discussing the reception of John's novel Born on a Tuesday in light of the differences between Boko Haram as an international phenomenon and the novel's more regional focus. John then explains the significance of northern Nigerian almajirai, in particular, to his imagining of both Muslim education and the Nigerian state. The interview concludes with reflections on literary multilingualism and translation
Epistemology · Focus (optics) · Multilingualism · Pedagogy · Phenomenon · Political science · Politics · Relation (database) · Representation (politics) · Sociology · State (computer science) · Gender Studies · History · Islamic Studies and History · Law · Philosophy · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East · Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies
Introduction. Contemporary Nigerian Literature in English
Introduction. Contemporary Nigerian Literature in English
The intersections of postcolonialism, postsecularism, and literary studies
The politics and limitations of Afrodiasporic humour
West Africa
Religion is ever present in the theatres of violence
Re-imagining the Sudanian savanna
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,78 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |