‘Grappling in the Contact Zone’: Acculturation in Buchi Emecheta’s Gwendolen

Buchi Emecheta’s characters in Gwendolen struggle with the violence of being forced to come to terms with a society where coming from elsewhere often means alienation and marginalisation.

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1. Verfasser: Pichler, Susanne
Format: Article ou chapitre numérique
Sprache:Anglais
Veröffentlicht: Commonwealth Essays and Studies 2024
Online Zugang:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Zusammenfassung:Buchi Emecheta’s characters in Gwendolen struggle with the violence of being forced to come to terms with a society where coming from elsewhere often means alienation and marginalisation.