The Twelve Best Books by African Women by Chikwenye Okonjo Ogunyemi
The Twelve Best Books by African Women is a collection of critical essays on eleven works of fiction and one play, an important but belated affirmation of women writers on the continent and a first step toward establishing a recognized canon of African women's literature.-
Khaki and Blue
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Your Madness, not Mine
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Resourceful Kingdoms
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Afrofuturisms
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Screening Morocco
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Paths Toward the Nation
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The Sacred Door and Other Stories
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African Intellectuals and Decolonization
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The Krobo People of Ghana to 1892
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Religious Pluralism and the Nigerian State
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African Video Movies and Global Desires
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Not White Enough, not Black Enough
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The Children of Africa Confront AIDS
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Pathos and Power
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Projections of Dakar
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The Struggle for Meaning
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Voices from Madagascar Voix De Madagascar
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Portugal and Africa
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African Apocalypse
"In its optimism and affirmative tone, (Twelve Best Books by African Women) echoes and expands on Juliana Makuchi Nfah-Abbenyi's Gender in African Women's Writing: Identity, Sexuality, and Difference and on Ogunyemi's pioneering criticismHighly recommended. (Choice) "This is an important work for those interested in gender studies and literature, specifically those who wish to learn more about African women's representation of themselves and their realities." (African Studies Quarterly) "After (the) inspiring introduction, each title is examined sensitively and in depth. The books chosen range from North to South Africa and were originally written in English or French; all are excellent fictional texts from the 1970s to the 1990s. The analyses are aimed primarily for college-level study, though secondary school teachers can find them useful. All are interesting and extremely insightful." (MultiCultural Review)
Chikwenye Okonjo Ogunyemi, professor of literature and the founding chair of global studies, is currently faculty emerita, Sarah Lawrence College. Her publications include Juju Fission: Women's Alternative Fictions from the Sahara, the Kalahari, and the Oases In-between and Africa Wo/Man Palava: The Nigerian Novel by Women.
Tuzyline Jita Allan, originally from Sierra Leone, West Africa, teaches in the English Department at Baruch College of the City University of New York.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780896802667 |
| ISBN 10 | 0896802663 |
| Title | The Twelve Best Books by African Women |
| Author | Chikwenye Okonjo Ogunyemi |
| Series | Research In International Studies Africa Series |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Ohio University Press |
| Year published | 2009-07-01 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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