Kujibizana: Questions of Language and Power in Nineteenth- and Twentieth-century Poetry in KiswahiliThe author argues that reading poetry in Kiswahili provides important insights into questions of language and power, as well as into discussions of socialist practice in East Africa and East African resistance to colonialism and neo-colonialism. Includes the text of numerous poems and footnotes. |
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... particular period and with a particular audience in mind . The power of their poetry and 129 Shaaban Robert , " Kweli , " Masomo yenye Adili , ( London , 1959/1967 ) , 5. This verse precedes the preface to Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o's Detained ...
... particular period and with a particular audience in mind . The power of their poetry and 129 Shaaban Robert , " Kweli , " Masomo yenye Adili , ( London , 1959/1967 ) , 5. This verse precedes the preface to Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o's Detained ...
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... particular text ; a text composed by a woman at a specific time and in a particular place , a text that was transmitted in clearly de- fined ways . Numerous authors have read " Utendi wa Mwana Kupona " as a model of women's discourse ...
... particular text ; a text composed by a woman at a specific time and in a particular place , a text that was transmitted in clearly de- fined ways . Numerous authors have read " Utendi wa Mwana Kupona " as a model of women's discourse ...
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... particular struggles . " Utendi wa Mwana Kupona " as read by poets generally emphasizes the presentation of the mother as educator providing the daughter as pupil with a carefully classed social outline and instruction on religion ...
... particular struggles . " Utendi wa Mwana Kupona " as read by poets generally emphasizes the presentation of the mother as educator providing the daughter as pupil with a carefully classed social outline and instruction on religion ...
Contents
Acknowledgments | 9 |
Uhuru na Kutungamana | 23 |
Ujamaa kwa Vitendo Dialogue | 95 |
Copyright | |
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