Postcolonialism and African Women’s Identity

Emecheta's Second-Class Citizen

Habib Awais Abubakar, Isyaku Hassan, Mohd Nazri Latiff Azmi (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

114 Seiten

2026 | Unabridged edition
Cambridge Scholars Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-0364-6144-7 (ISBN)

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The impact of colonialism on the identities of the colonized remains a complex and often contested issue, especially regarding African women's imposed and internalized identities. In particular, the complexity of identity, among other issues, is a significant phenomenon that has become prominent among Postcolonial writers who try to express their repulsion to the colonially imposed identity. This book, therefore, explores how Buchi Emecheta, an African novelist, portrays fellow African women's identity in Second-Class Citizen (1974) during the postcolonial period from feminist theoretical viewpoints. The book critically analyzes how hybridity, ethnicity, race, and gender roles shape the identity narratives of African women. The analysis explores the themes of internalized oppression, cultural displacement, and resistance through characters, particularly Adah. Key findings reveal how societal structures perpetuate inequalities and force women to grapple with their sense of self in the face of racial and gender discrimination. This work appeals to scholars and students of postcolonial studies, feminist theory, African literature, and those interested in the ongoing effects of colonialism on identity formation.

Dr Habib Awais Abubakar, PhD, is the Vice President of Administration at Maryam Abacha American University of Nigeria. He was a language specialist with the Embassy of the United States of America in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire between 2010 and 2019. He is a researcher with the Citizens for Development and Education and Maryam Abacha American University of Niger, Maradi. Habib obtained his PhD in English Literature from Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Malaysia.Dr Isyaku Hassan, PhD, is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Languages and Communication of Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Malaysia. He specializes in media linguistics, media and technology, and health communication. In 2011, he was awarded the Nigerian Television Authority Prize for being the best graduate in Mass Communication. He has published over 100 articles in high-impact journals and is the author of the book Islamophobia in Non-Western Online Newspapers, published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing.Associate Prof Dr Mohd Nazri Latiff Azmi, PhD, is an Associate Professor of English Language in the Faculty of Languages and Communication of Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Malaysia. He specializes in literacy and comparative literature studies. He has published more than 100 scholarly articles in high impact journals, and is a former Dean and Head of the English Department in the Faculty of Languages and Communication of Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.2.2026
Verlagsort	Newcastle upon Tyne
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 212 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
ISBN-10	1-0364-6144-0 / 1036461440
ISBN-13	978-1-0364-6144-7 / 9781036461447
Zustand	Neuware