“Flipping stereotypes on their head”: a Revaluation of Transmission Through Incorporation in Namwali Serpell’s The Old Drift (2019)
This paper develops the concept of incorporation as an alternative perspective to discuss the inclusion of Western references in a Zambian novel as part of a decolonial or post-western framework. Our study of Namwali Serpell’s first novel The Old Drift (2019) will analyse the shift from reaction to...
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| Yayımlandı: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/pla, |
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| Materyal Türü: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Dil: | Anglais |
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Postcolonial Literatures and Arts
2025
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| Online Erişim: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Özet: | This paper develops the concept of incorporation as an alternative perspective to discuss the inclusion of Western references in a Zambian novel as part of a decolonial or post-western framework. Our study of Namwali Serpell’s first novel The Old Drift (2019) will analyse the shift from reaction to incorporation which debunks Western hegemonic authority over national narratives. |
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