Rethinking Marriage in Francophone African and Caribbean LiteraturesLexington Books, 2008 M02 8 - 202 pages Rethinking Marriage in Francophone African and Caribbean Literatures analyzes novels and films that demonstrate how marriage affects Francophone African and Caribbean women in their respective societies. It argues that marriage serves as a catalyst for intense identity formation because it functions as a narrative intersection for a number of overlapping themes on gender and the body, class and economics, religion, interracial and intercultural identity and nation building. Marriage provides a narrative space for commentary on cultural practices presented in the works in question as the foundations of cultural identity. |
Contents
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Chapter 01 Marriage and Gender Politics | 13 |
Chapter 02 Marriage Sexuality and the Body | 31 |
Chapter 03 Marriage and Motherhood | 53 |
Chapter 04 Marriage Religion and Polygyny | 65 |
Chapter 05 Polygyny AIDS Sexuality and Status | 95 |
Chapter 06 Marriage Métissage and Identity | 113 |
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Rethinking Marriage in Francophone African and Caribbean Literatures Cecile Accilien Limited preview - 2008 |
Rethinking Marriage in Francophone African and Caribbean Literatures Cecile Accilien No preview available - 2008 |
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