Louis Althusser's critique of ideology reveals that a subject can hardly ever escape ideology.
This paper therefore examines the issue of resistance in the novels of two female African …

The focus of this article is on a discernible trend in contemporary African writing, wherein the
fiction by mainly (though not exclusively) diasporic African women authors either explicitly or …

When a literary work is conceived, it demonstrates the fact that a writer is sensitive to the
world around him or her and thus, his or her work bear the responsibility of creating an …

In every human relation everyone's will is to dominate or to be in possession of power.
Reason and intelligence are systematically denied to women. This tendency results in the …

The focus of this article is on the literary representations of women in postcolonial wartime
narratives by African female novelists. An important assumption drives this article, namely …

The prevalence of the female voice in this age of globalisation signifies a new direction in
African literature. Doubtless this scenario has enabled a good number of female writers to …

The paper re-examines feminist issues that are prevalent in the African literary discourse.
Many feminist writers have on several occasions alleged lack of adequate, positive, active …

N adine Gordimer's ten novels and seven collections of short stories constitute an
impressive fictional achievement that is remarkable for its unity of vision and singleness of …

This work examines the socio-cultural issues that inform Daniel Inyang's portrayal of
patriarchal hegemony and womanist perspectives in the play, Audacious. Gender discourse …

Woman at Point Zero, by Nawal El Saadawi, has been neglected by African feminist
commentary, probably because of its radicalism. 20th-century African feminisms, under …