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Francophone Afropean Literatures (Francophone Postcolonial Studies)
Nicki Hitchcott (Ed.)
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Description for Francophone Afropean Literatures (Francophone Postcolonial Studies)
Hardcover. This volume explores the concept and possibility of a black European community by analysing the ways in which contemporary Francophone African writers articulate and interrogate their complex relationships with European society, culture and history. Editor(s): Hitchcott, Nicki; Thomas, Dominic. Series: Francophone Postcolonial Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 2ADF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 504.
What does Afro-Europe signify? This volume explores the concept and possibility of a black European community by analysing the ways in which contemporary Francophone African writers articulate and interrogate their complex relationships with European society, culture and history. Through the different contributions in this volume, readers will discover the symbiotic ways in which Africa has transformed/been transformed (in/by) Europe and in turn how Africanness has (re)defined Europeanness. To this end, the volume places scholarly articles addressing the relationship between the francophone and Afro-European context alongside new, specially commissioned short stories and essays by some of the most critically-acclaimed and influential ... Read more
What does Afro-Europe signify? This volume explores the concept and possibility of a black European community by analysing the ways in which contemporary Francophone African writers articulate and interrogate their complex relationships with European society, culture and history. Through the different contributions in this volume, readers will discover the symbiotic ways in which Africa has transformed/been transformed (in/by) Europe and in turn how Africanness has (re)defined Europeanness. To this end, the volume places scholarly articles addressing the relationship between the francophone and Afro-European context alongside new, specially commissioned short stories and essays by some of the most critically-acclaimed and influential ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Condition
New
Series
Francophone Postcolonial Studies
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781380345
SKU
V9781781380345
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About Nicki Hitchcott (Ed.)
Nicki Hitchcott is Professor in French at the University of St Andrews. Dominic Thomas is Madeleine L. Letessier Professor of French and Francophone Studies at the University of California Los Angeles.
Reviews for Francophone Afropean Literatures (Francophone Postcolonial Studies)
'With the publishing of this authoritative ground-breaking volume on Afropean literatures of French expression, it is hoped that the mainstreaming of the term into lexicography will soon become a reality.' Augustine H. Asaah, Cahiers d'Études Africaines