Jones Eleanor - Battleground Bodies Gender And Sexuality In Mozambican Literature - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: This is the first book to provide a comparative exploration of the gendered and sexual body in Mozambican literature engaging with the work of six authors spanning different generations styles and aesthetics. The study begins by providing a detailed and innovative survey of the dynamics of gender sexuality and power in the Portuguese colonial and Mozambican post - independence contexts from the nineteenth century to the turn of the millennium. This initial investigation provides the sociohistorical backdrop for in - depth analyses of representations uses and subversions of the body in poetry and prose fiction by Jos Craveirinha No mia de Sousa L lia Mompl Ungulani Ba Ka Khosa Paulina Chiziane and Suleiman Cassamo. Using a wide and interdisciplinary range of theoretical frameworks the book offers a fresh and creative new perspective on Mozambican history political life and literary output.
Title: Battleground Bodies Gender And Sexuality In Mozambican Literature
Author(s): Jones Eleanor
Publisher: Peter Lang Ltd
Barcode: 9781787073173
Pages: 214 Pages, 3 Illustrations, Unspecified
Publication Date: 4/28/2017
Series: Reconfiguring Identities in the Portuguese-speaking World
Category: Literary Studies: Post-Colonial Literature