Mothering Children in Africa: Interrogating single parenthood in African literature

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Autor(a) principal: Olayiwola,Abiodun
Data de Publicação: 2013
Outros Autores: Olowonmi,Adekunle
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
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Resumo: The issue of motherhood in African women’s writings has transcended the façade of binary oppositions created by radical “Western” feminists who pitch women against men in their campaign for gender equality or, worse still, belittle or show disdain for the men-folk. The approach of African women writers takes issue with the collapse of social inequalities and its potentially disastrous implications. This essay examines the representations of African women in their struggle against the divisive impact of single parenthood in the present economic crisis and their lack of power to cope with the challenges that this crisis poses. By means of a critical and evaluative textual analysis, the essay looks at how contemporary fictional writing succeeds in representing this diffuse social reality.
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title Mothering Children in Africa: Interrogating single parenthood in African literature
spellingShingle Mothering Children in Africa: Interrogating single parenthood in African literature
Olayiwola,Abiodun
feminism
single parenthood
African literature
womanhood
widowhood
title_short Mothering Children in Africa: Interrogating single parenthood in African literature
title_full Mothering Children in Africa: Interrogating single parenthood in African literature
title_fullStr Mothering Children in Africa: Interrogating single parenthood in African literature
title_full_unstemmed Mothering Children in Africa: Interrogating single parenthood in African literature
title_sort Mothering Children in Africa: Interrogating single parenthood in African literature
author Olayiwola,Abiodun
author_facet Olayiwola,Abiodun
Olowonmi,Adekunle
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author2 Olowonmi,Adekunle
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Olowonmi,Adekunle
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv feminism
single parenthood
African literature
womanhood
widowhood
topic feminism
single parenthood
African literature
womanhood
widowhood
description The issue of motherhood in African women’s writings has transcended the façade of binary oppositions created by radical “Western” feminists who pitch women against men in their campaign for gender equality or, worse still, belittle or show disdain for the men-folk. The approach of African women writers takes issue with the collapse of social inequalities and its potentially disastrous implications. This essay examines the representations of African women in their struggle against the divisive impact of single parenthood in the present economic crisis and their lack of power to cope with the challenges that this crisis poses. By means of a critical and evaluative textual analysis, the essay looks at how contemporary fictional writing succeeds in representing this diffuse social reality.
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