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Title
Yearning for Transformation: Women Living in the Margins of Senegal and France, 1958-2003 |
Full text
http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/4529h762 |
Date
2014 |
Author(s)
Mulira, Sanyu Ruth |
Abstract
This thesis comparatively and critically examines "La Noire de..." (1962) by Ousmane Sembčne and "The Belly of the Atlantic" (2003) by Fatou Diome as testimonial pieces of Francophone African literature that share common themes and threads despite the 40 years that separate them. Both narratives deal with issues of cultural alienation as induced by French Colonialism, yearning for transformation, and disillusionment within the Senegalese social climate. Featuring female domestic workers as protagonists, "La Noire de..." and "The Belly of the Atlantic" relate to each other in a way that is of special interest when considering a trajectory of female voices in Senegalese testimonial fiction. |
Subject(s)
African studies; African literature; Diome; France; Migritude; Sembene; Senegal; Senegalese Women |
Coverage
70 |
Language
en |
Publisher
eScholarship, University of California |
Relation
http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/4529h762 |
Type of publication
dissertation |
Format
application/pdf |
Source
Mulira, Sanyu Ruth. (2014). Yearning for Transformation: Women Living in the Margins of Senegal and France, 1958-2003. UCLA: African Studies 0044. Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/4529h762 |
Rights
public |
Identifier
qt4529h762 |
Repository
Berkeley - University of California
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