{"product_id":"feminism-and-modernity-in-anglophone-african-womens-writing-a-21stcentury-global-context-9781032187273","title":"Feminism and Modernity in Anglophone African Women's Writing: A 21st-Century Global Context","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eThis book re-reads Anglophone African women's writing from a transnational and trans-historical feminist perspective, highlighting the similarities between womens struggles worldwide and the feminist imagination it produced. It argues that African feminism has undergone a major epistemic shift from culturally exclusive to relational feminism, focusing on the female body as the prime site of oppression and freedom. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 246 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 29 July 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis groundbreaking book offers a fresh and innovative approach to the study of Anglophone African women's writing,re-reading it from a transnational and trans-historical feminist perspective,rather than the traditional postcolonial lens. By adopting a comparative framework, the author sheds light on patterns across time and space, positioning this writing as an integral part of women's literary history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe author delves into the ways in which invocations of tradition have been employed by patriarchy worldwide to oppress women, drawing similarities between women's struggles across different regions and eras. Through the lens of feminist imagination, the author highlights the transformative power of women's activism and resistance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the 21st century, African feminism has undergone a significant epistemic shift, moving from a culturally exclusive to a relational feminism that conceptualizes African femininity through the risky opening of oneself to otherness, transculturation, and translation. Contemporary African women writers, like their Western counterparts in the 1960s, are focusing on the female body as the primary site of women's oppression and freedom, re-imagining feminism as a demand for universal human rights and actively shaping global discourses on gender, modernity, and democracy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book will appeal to students and researchers of African literature, feminist literary scholars, and comparatists in general, offering a valuable contribution to the field. Its interdisciplinary approach and rich analysis provide a fresh perspective on the complexities of African women's writing and its role in shaping feminist discourse globally.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 630g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 234 x 156 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781032187273\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dobrota Pucherova","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":44104156348666,"sku":"9781032187273","price":151.28,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1659714381499_book.jpg?v=1659890740","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/feminism-and-modernity-in-anglophone-african-womens-writing-a-21stcentury-global-context-9781032187273","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}