Battleground Bodies

Gender and Sexuality in Mozambican Literature

Eleanor Jones (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

214 Seiten

2017 | New edition
Peter Lang Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-78707-317-3 (ISBN)

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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 José Craveirinha, Noémia de Sousa, Lília Momplé, 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.

Erscheinungsdatum	02.05.2017
Reihe/Serie	Reconfiguring Identities in the Portuguese-Speaking World ; 7
Zusatzinfo	3 Illustrations
Verlagsort	Witney
Sprache	englisch
Maße	150 x 225 mm
Gewicht	360 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Romanistik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
Schlagworte	battleground • Bodies • Critical theory • Gender • Gender and Sexuality • Jones • Literature • Mozambican • Mozambican literature • Sexuality
ISBN-10	1-78707-317-3 / 1787073173
ISBN-13	978-1-78707-317-3 / 9781787073173
Zustand	Neuware