| Ethics and Human Rights in Anglophone African Women's Literature: Feminist Empathy 2016 Edition Contributor(s): Eze, Chielozona (Author) |
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ISBN: 3319409212 ISBN-13: 9783319409214 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $94.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | African - Literary Criticism | Modern - 20th Century - Social Science | Feminism & Feminist Theory |
| Dewey: 170 |
| Series: Comparative Feminist Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 8.3" (0.90 lbs) 230 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book proposes feminist empathy as a model of interpretation in the works of contemporary Anglophone African women writers. The African woman's body is often portrayed as having been disabled by the patriarchal and sexist structures of society. Returning to their bodies as a point of reference, rather than the postcolonial ideology of empire, contemporaryAfrican women writers demand fairness and equality. By showing how this literature deploys imaginative shifts in perspective with women experiencing unfairness, injustice, or oppression because of their gender, Chielozona Eze argues that by considering feminist empathy, discussions open up about how this literature directly addresses the systems that put them in disadvantaged positions. This book, therefore, engages a new ethical and human rights awareness in African literary and cultural discourses, highlighting the openness to reality that is compatible with African multi-ethnic, multi-racial, and increasingly cosmopolitan communities. |