Renée Schatteman

Sindiwe Magona and the Power of Paradox

Challenging the Polarization of South African Discourse

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Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the work of Sindiwe Magona, one of South Africa's most prolific and ground-breaking writers, and argues that her most important contribution comes through her refusal to choose sides in the contentious debates that have polarized public discourse following apartheid.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. April 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 531g
• ISBN-13: 9781032598604
• ISBN-10: 1032598603
• Artikelnr.: 70113319

Autorenporträt

Renée Schatteman is an associate professor of World Anglophone Literature at Georgia State University in Atlanta and the editor of Sindiwe Magona's essay collection, I Write the Yawning Void (Wits University Press, 2023).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction to Sindiwe Magona and the Power of Paradox 1. Sindiwe Magona's
"Paradox Perspective" 2. The Paradox of Oppression: Victimization and
Agency in Sindiwe Magona's Autobiographies and Short Stories 3. The Paradox
of Transition: Guilt Versus Innocence in Sindiwe Magona's Mother to Mother
4. The Paradox of Crisis: The Activist Imperative in Sindiwe Magona's AIDS
Literature 5. The Paradox of Disillusionment: The Elusiveness of
Independence in Sindiwe Magona's Latest Literary Endeavors Conclusion:
Sindiwe Magona: Writing Theory