| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 159 pages) |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Preface / Alexie Tcheuyap -- Introduction / Alix Mazuet and Lifongo Vitende -- Tradition, Modernity, and the Third Term of Binary Oppositions in Ken Bugal's Riwan ou le chemin de sable / Alix Mazuet -- Power and the Aesthetic of the Novel in Francophone Africa: The Example of Ahmadou Kourouma / Etienne-Marie Lassi, translated by Jeff Fuller -- Tragedy, Power and Gender in Fanta Régina Nacro's La Nuit de la vérité / Catherine Webster -- Costume et pouvoir: la fonction commitatoire de vêtement dans la politique post-coloniale en Afrique / Benjamin Ngong -- Spaces of Power in Academic Cultures / Alix Mazuet -- Contributors -- Index. |
| Summary |
This collection of essays is unlike others in the field of African studies, for it is based on three very precisely delineated focal points: a particular geographical region, the sub-Sahara; specific modes of cultural production, literature and cinema; a concentration on works of French expression. This three-fold approach to exploring the relationships between power and culture in a non-Western environment greatly contributes to making this book unique from a variety of perspectives: African ... |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
In English; preface and chapter four in French. |
| Subject |
African literature (French) -- History and criticism.
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African literature (French) |
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Motion pictures -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
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Motion pictures. |
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Sub-Saharan Africa. |
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Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Civilization.
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Civilization. |
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Postcolonialism -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
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Postcolonialism. |
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Power (Philosophy) in literature.
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Power (Philosophy) in literature. |
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Clothing and dress -- Social aspects -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
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Clothing and dress -- Social aspects. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Added Author |
Mazuet, Alix, 1960-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 1443838969 9781443838962 |
| ISBN |
1443839469 (electronic book) |
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9781443839464 (electronic book) |
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1299645909 |
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9781299645905 |
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1443838969 |
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9781443838962 |
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