Eastern African literaturestowards an aesthetics of proximityWest-Pavlov, Russellcreator1964-creatoreditor.textCriticism, interpretation, etc.Oxford, United Kingdom ; New YorkOxford University Press2018First edition.monographicengEnglishxix, 219 pages : maps ; 21 cm.The book offers an overview of Eastern African writing in English since the mid-twentieth century. It shows how proximate modes of literary communication, arising out of residual but vibrant traditions of oral communication, blend with contemporary media to produce hybrid genres of proximity specific to Eastern African literary production.Introduction: Towards an aesthetic of proximity. --
Part I: Territories: Coast --
1. Land --
2. Cities. --
Part II: Histories: Precolonial histories --
3. Colonial histories --
4. Postcolonial histories. --
Part III: Communities: Genders --
5. Migratory identities --
6. Eastern Africa in the Global South. --
7. Conclusion: Eastern African literary futures.Russell West-Pavlov.Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-211) and index.East African literature (English)East African literature
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History and criticism20th centuryHistory and criticism820.99676 WESOxford studies in postcolonial literatures in EnglishOxford studies in postcolonial literatures in English9780198745723 (hbk.)0198745729 (hbk.)20122120201221162749.0