{"product_id":"mazisi-kunene-literature-activism-and-african-worldview-paperback","title":"Mazisi Kunene: Literature, Activism, and African Worldview - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDike Okoro\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book examines the life and work of Mazisi Kunene, the only recognized poet laureate of Africa, a Nobel Prize nominee, and a key symbol of African cultural independence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKunene is widely recognized for his epic poems that assert cultural identity and condemn the disruption of the growth and development of African culture through colonialism\/postcolonialism. This book explores how 'oraliterature' and cultural traditions informed Kunene's poetry, how Kunene's poetry highlights African women and mothers, and how activism, mythology and transnational identities are depicted in his verse to promote cultural and generational continuities from Africa to the Diasporic Africans. Drawing on a range of interviews and comparative studies, the book situates Kunene's work in a wider conversation about South African social struggles.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is an important contribution to our understanding of one of the giants of African literary history. As such, it will be of interest to researchers across African literary and postcolonial studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDike Okoro \u003c\/strong\u003eis Associate Professor of English and Chair of the Humanities Department at Harris Stowe State University, USA. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eLupenga Mphande: Eco-critical Poet and Political Activist \u003c\/i\u003e(2021). Okoro is a Senior Research Fellow at Ken Saro-Wiwa Foundation and a past visiting scholar at University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 130\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 14, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51781448565024,"sku":"9781032286563","price":89.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2133c050a40b01b44ce134c3ed8b97a4.webp?v=1780550994","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/mazisi-kunene-literature-activism-and-african-worldview-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}