The Text That Dare Not Speak Its Name: Contextual Heterosex and Same-Sex Desire in African Fiction
While alluding to the shift from homosexuality-as-a-practice in anthropological discourse on Africa to homosexuality-as-an-identity in African fiction, this paper argues for a necessary yet culture-specific criss-crossing of African postcolonial texts with queer theory. Examples are provided, mainly...
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| Julkaisussa: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/ces, |
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| Aineistotyyppi: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Kieli: | Anglais |
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Commonwealth Essays and Studies
2024
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| Linkit: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Yhteenveto: | While alluding to the shift from homosexuality-as-a-practice in anthropological discourse on Africa to homosexuality-as-an-identity in African fiction, this paper argues for a necessary yet culture-specific criss-crossing of African postcolonial texts with queer theory. Examples are provided, mainly from Nigeria and South Africa. |
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