Ngugi wa Thiong'o, gender, and the ethics of postcolonial reading /
This is the first comprehensive book-length study of gender politics in Ngugi wa Thiong's fiction. Brendon Nicholls argues that the mechanisms of gender subordination are strategically crucial to Ngugi's ideological project, but that his fiction also creates transgressive spaces for women....
| Основен автор: | Nicholls, Brendon. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Farnham, England ; Burlington, VT :
Ashgate,
℗♭2010.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=372413 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Ngugi wa Thiong'o, gender, and the ethics of postcolonial reading. |
| Резюме: |
This is the first comprehensive book-length study of gender politics in Ngugi wa Thiong's fiction. Brendon Nicholls argues that the mechanisms of gender subordination are strategically crucial to Ngugi's ideological project, but that his fiction also creates transgressive spaces for women. Nicholls proposes a strategy of 'performative reading' that offers an ethical basis for analyzing cultural difference and critiquing cultural practices, while avoiding both cultural imperialism and cultural relativism. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (viii, 213 pages) |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780754699187 0754699188 |