Africa's Narrative Geographies: Charting the Intersections of Geocriticism and Postcolonial Studies (Geocriticism and Spatial Literary Studies)

Building on the emerging field of geocriticism, this book explores Africa's complex, dynamic literary landscapes, proffering new methods for understanding the geographies of African literature. Using both cultural geography and political ecology, Crowley offers fresh insights into key authors' imagined geographies of resistance and alterity. Front Matter....Pages i-x Introduction: Charting a Path for Geocriticism....Pages 1-30 “My Black Land”: Senghor’s Construction of “Africa”....Pages 31-50 Place and Scale in Ngũgĩ’s “Universal Garden”....Pages 51-74 Imagining the Global Village: Bessie Head’s Narratives of Migration and Boundaries....Pages 75-99 Cosmopolitan Somalia: Place and Identity in Farah’s Maps and Links....Pages 101-128 Half Slum, Half Paradise: Abani’s Global Cities....Pages 129-154 Conclusion: The Landscape of Geocritical Inquiry: Finding Common Ground for Geocriticism and Ecocriticism....Pages 155-175 Back Matter....Pages 177-192