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- Writing Namibia: Literature in Transition
- Book
- 2018
- Published by: University of Namibia Press
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Writing Namibia: Literature in Transition is a cornucopia of extraordinary and fascinating material which will be a rich resource for students, teachers and readers interested in Namibia. The text is wide ranging, defining literature in its broadest terms. In its multifaceted approach, the book covers many genres traditionally outside academic literary discourse and debate. The 22 chapters cover literature of all categories in Namibia since independence: written and performance poetry, praise poetry, Oshiwambo orature, drama, novels, autobiography, women�s writing, subaltern studies, literature in German, Ju|�hoansi and Otjiherero, children�s literature, Afrikaans fiction, story-telling through film, publishing, and the interface between literature and society. The inclusive approach is the book�s strength as it allows a wide range of subjects to be addressed, including those around gender, race and orature which have been conventionally silenced.Writing Namibia: Literature in Transition is a cornucopia
of extraordinary and fascinating material which will be a rich resource
for students, teachers and readers interested in Namibia. The text is
wide ranging, defining literature in its broadest terms. In its
multifaceted approach, the book covers many genres traditionally outside
academic literary discourse and debate. The 22 chapters cover
literature of all categories in Namibia since independence: written and
performance poetry, praise poetry, Oshiwambo orature, drama, novels,
autobiography, women’s writing, subaltern studies, literature in German,
Ju|’hoansi and Otjiherero, children’s literature, Afrikaans fiction,
story-telling through film, publishing, and the interface between
literature and society. The inclusive approach is the book’s strength as
it allows a wide range of subjects to be addressed, including those
around gender, race and orature which have been conventionally silenced.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgements
- pp. ix-x
- 2. Gathering scattered archives
- pp. 39-56
- 7. Gender stereotypes in Oshiwambo orature
- pp. 125-135
- 14. Reading Namibian film
- pp. 211-227
- About the editors
- p. 369
- About the authors
- pp. 370-374
Additional Information
ISBN
9789991642345
Related ISBN(s)
9789991642338
MARC Record
OCLC
1040554892
Pages
392
Launched on MUSE
2018-06-18
Language
English
Open Access
No