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Woman as enemy of the nation-state: citizenship, transgression and legacy in Maps and Half of a Yellow Sun
This thesis brings to the fore two non-focalising characters, Misra of Maps by Nuruddin Farah and Kainene of Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. These transgressive characters are placed at the centre of their respective narratives. The aim is to demonstrate the way they transgress con...
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| author | Koeries, Noélle |
| author2 | Ouma, Christopher |
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| description | This thesis brings to the fore two non-focalising characters, Misra of Maps by Nuruddin Farah and Kainene of Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. These transgressive characters are placed at the centre of their respective narratives. The aim is to demonstrate the way they transgress conventional political, social, national and gendered boundaries. This transgression creates the space for an alternative citizenship to emerge. The type of citizenship that is multi-faceted and embraces the complexity and nuances of contested borders. These transgressions are read as legacy especially because neither Misra nor Kainene bring to fruition the potentialities and possibilities of their subversive natures. However, both novels present alternatives that reach beyond the closing of the narratives. Ultimately, this thesis questions the purpose of writing transgressive woman characters out of the official narrative. |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/26900 Woman as enemy of the nation-state: citizenship, transgression and legacy in Maps and Half of a Yellow Sun Koeries, Noélle Ouma, Christopher English Literature African Feminisms Citizenship Textual violence This thesis brings to the fore two non-focalising characters, Misra of Maps by Nuruddin Farah and Kainene of Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. These transgressive characters are placed at the centre of their respective narratives. The aim is to demonstrate the way they transgress conventional political, social, national and gendered boundaries. This transgression creates the space for an alternative citizenship to emerge. The type of citizenship that is multi-faceted and embraces the complexity and nuances of contested borders. These transgressions are read as legacy especially because neither Misra nor Kainene bring to fruition the potentialities and possibilities of their subversive natures. However, both novels present alternatives that reach beyond the closing of the narratives. Ultimately, this thesis questions the purpose of writing transgressive woman characters out of the official narrative. 2018-01-23T12:04:18Z 2018-01-23T12:04:18Z 2017 Master Thesis Masters MA http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26900 eng application/pdf Department of English Language and Literature Faculty of Humanities University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | English Literature African Feminisms Citizenship Textual violence Koeries, Noélle Woman as enemy of the nation-state: citizenship, transgression and legacy in Maps and Half of a Yellow Sun |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | Woman as enemy of the nation-state: citizenship, transgression and legacy in Maps and Half of a Yellow Sun |
| title_full | Woman as enemy of the nation-state: citizenship, transgression and legacy in Maps and Half of a Yellow Sun |
| title_fullStr | Woman as enemy of the nation-state: citizenship, transgression and legacy in Maps and Half of a Yellow Sun |
| title_full_unstemmed | Woman as enemy of the nation-state: citizenship, transgression and legacy in Maps and Half of a Yellow Sun |
| title_short | Woman as enemy of the nation-state: citizenship, transgression and legacy in Maps and Half of a Yellow Sun |
| title_sort | woman as enemy of the nation state citizenship transgression and legacy in maps and half of a yellow sun |
| topic | English Literature African Feminisms Citizenship Textual violence |
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