Slavery and Etiological Discourse in the Writing of Ama Ata Aidoo, Bessie Head, and Buchi Emecheta

Slavery--human bondage for labor exploitation in domestic or market contexts--is a theme that has been explored by the Ghanaian Ama Ata Aidoo, the Nigerian Buchi Emecheta and the South African-born, Botswana-naturalized Bessie Head--all women writers whose writing is contemporaneous.

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Published inResearch in African literatures Vol. 33; no. 2; pp. 171 - 193
Main Author Olaogun, Modupe
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bloomington Indiana University Press 22.06.2002
Subjects
Africa
African culture
African literature
Aidoo, Ama Ata
Aidoo, Ama Ata (1942- )
Black literature
Children
Class
Contemporary literature
Discourse analysis
Emecheta, Buchi
Emecheta, Buchi (1944-2017)
Essays
Ethnicity
Etiology
Gender relations
Head, Bessie
Head, Bessie (1937-1986)
Historical analysis
International
Literature
Metaphor
Mothers
Narratives
Nigerian literature
Novels
Portrayals
Postcolonialism
Slavery
Slaves
Social aspects
South African literature
Theme
White people
Women
Writing
Africa
South Africa
Botswana
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Summary:Slavery--human bondage for labor exploitation in domestic or market contexts--is a theme that has been explored by the Ghanaian Ama Ata Aidoo, the Nigerian Buchi Emecheta and the South African-born, Botswana-naturalized Bessie Head--all women writers whose writing is contemporaneous.
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ISSN:0034-5210
1527-2044
DOI:10.2979/RAL.2002.33.2.171