| African Women Writing Resistance: An Anthology of Contemporary Voices Contributor(s): Browdy de Hernandez, Jennifer (Editor), Dongala, Pauline (Editor), Jolaosho, Omotayo (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0299236641 ISBN-13: 9780299236649 Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press OUR PRICE: $25.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | African - Social Science | Women's Studies |
| Dewey: 809.889 |
| LCCN: 2009046345 |
| Series: Women in Africa and the Diaspora |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 6.38" W x 9" (1.08 lbs) 360 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Cultural Region - African |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: African Women Writing Resistance is the first transnational anthology to focus on women's strategies of resistance to the challenges they face in Africa today. The anthology brings together personal narratives, testimony, interviews, short stories, poetry, performance scripts, folktales, and lyrics. Thematically organized, it presents women's writing on such issues as intertribal and interethnic conflicts, the degradation of the environment, polygamy, domestic abuse, the controversial traditional practice of female genital cutting, Sharia law, intergenerational tensions, and emigration and exile. Contributors include internationally recognized authors and activists such as Wangari Maathai and Nawal El Saadawi, as well as a host of vibrant new voices from all over the African continent and from the African diaspora. Interdisciplinary in scope, this collection provides an excellent introduction to contemporary African women's literature and highlights social issues that are particular to Africa but are also of worldwide concern. It is an essential reference for students of African studies, world literature, anthropology, cultural studies, postcolonial studies, and women's studies. A Choice Outstanding Academic Book Outstanding Book, selected by the Public Library Association Best Books for High Schools, Best Books for Special Interests, and Best Books for Professional Use, selected by the American Association of School Libraries |
