| Titre : |
Deconstructing the Image of Oppressed African Women: A Womanist Reading of Buchi Emecheta’s The Joys of Motherhood |
| Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
| Auteurs : |
Mazzi Kaouther, Auteur ; Ibtihel Assabaa, Directeur de thèse |
| Editeur : |
CONSTANTINE [ALGERIE] : Université Frères Mentouri Constantine |
| Année de publication : |
2021 |
| Importance : |
86 f. |
| Format : |
30 cm. |
| Note générale : |
Une copie electronique PDF disponible au BUC. |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
| Catégories : |
Lettres et Langues Etrangères:Langue Anglaise
|
| Tags : |
Oppression womanist approach The Joys of Motherhood self
fulfillment Emecheta motherhood. |
| Index. décimale : |
420 Langue anglaise |
| Résumé : |
Igbo women were economically strong and they resisted sexism through sociopolitical institutions in the pre-colonial era; however, they were represented in African male
literature only as silent mothers who do not react to oppression. Male authors have, also,
presented motherhood to be ideal as seen according to the patriarchal tradition. The existing
literature on The Joys of Motherhood made over generalizations about African women that
they are totally oppressed. This thesis investigates the image of African women in this female
African text. Thus, it relies on womanism theory when analyzing female oppression in the
traditional and modern settings and how female characters have reacted to it. The analysis
showed that womanist traits like flexibility, courage, adaptability and female friendship are
effective strategies, which help resisting oppression. It, also, revealed that Nigerian women
can be mothers and are capable of building market economy. Significantly, motherhood, in
the novel, is not a joyful experience for Nigerian characters because their womanhood is
solely narrowed to it, and it is a torture in bad economic circumstances. Finally, it is
concluded that not all African women, particularly Nigerians, are completely oppressed. This
is highlighted through the portrayal of the female characters Adaku, Ona and Adankwo. As a
result, Emecheta wants Nigerian women to be self-fulfilled, so she wants to heal the society
from sexism and racism |
| Diplome : |
Master 2 |
| Permalink : |
https://bu.umc.edu.dz/master/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=15388 |
Deconstructing the Image of Oppressed African Women: A Womanist Reading of Buchi Emecheta’s The Joys of Motherhood [texte imprimé] / Mazzi Kaouther, Auteur ; Ibtihel Assabaa, Directeur de thèse . - CONSTANTINE [ALGERIE] : Université Frères Mentouri Constantine, 2021 . - 86 f. ; 30 cm. Une copie electronique PDF disponible au BUC. Langues : Anglais ( eng)
| Catégories : |
Lettres et Langues Etrangères:Langue Anglaise
|
| Tags : |
Oppression womanist approach The Joys of Motherhood self
fulfillment Emecheta motherhood. |
| Index. décimale : |
420 Langue anglaise |
| Résumé : |
Igbo women were economically strong and they resisted sexism through sociopolitical institutions in the pre-colonial era; however, they were represented in African male
literature only as silent mothers who do not react to oppression. Male authors have, also,
presented motherhood to be ideal as seen according to the patriarchal tradition. The existing
literature on The Joys of Motherhood made over generalizations about African women that
they are totally oppressed. This thesis investigates the image of African women in this female
African text. Thus, it relies on womanism theory when analyzing female oppression in the
traditional and modern settings and how female characters have reacted to it. The analysis
showed that womanist traits like flexibility, courage, adaptability and female friendship are
effective strategies, which help resisting oppression. It, also, revealed that Nigerian women
can be mothers and are capable of building market economy. Significantly, motherhood, in
the novel, is not a joyful experience for Nigerian characters because their womanhood is
solely narrowed to it, and it is a torture in bad economic circumstances. Finally, it is
concluded that not all African women, particularly Nigerians, are completely oppressed. This
is highlighted through the portrayal of the female characters Adaku, Ona and Adankwo. As a
result, Emecheta wants Nigerian women to be self-fulfilled, so she wants to heal the society
from sexism and racism |
| Diplome : |
Master 2 |
| Permalink : |
https://bu.umc.edu.dz/master/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=15388 |
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