Fang culture in Gabonese francophone women's writing : Reading 'Histoire d'Awu' by Justine Mintsa
Onomastique
Justine MintsaGéographique
Gabon, Afrique centrale, fangThématique
Histoire d'Awu, roman, Littérature gabonaise, ethnie, tradition, écrivainDisciplinaire
études littérairesFiche validée
| Titre | Fang culture in Gabonese francophone women's writing : Reading 'Histoire d'Awu' by Justine Mintsa |
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| Type de publication | Article de périodique |
| Langue principale de la publication | anglais |
| Date de publication | 2010 |
| Auteur |  Cheryl A. TOMAN |
| Titre du périodique | Research in African literatures |
| Volume ou tome | 41 |
| N° de la livraison | 2 |
| Pages de ... à (pp. x-x) | 246 |
| Éditeur | Indiana University Press |
| Ville | Bloomington (IN) |
| Genre | article scientifique |
| Pays d'édition | États-Unis |
| URL | https://muse.jhu.edu/article/378926/pdf |
| Résumé/Présentation | "Gabonese author Justine Mintsa may write in French, but her approach to decolonizing the literary text includes the skillful and artistic infusion of elements of her native Fang culture and language. In her three works to date, Un seul tournant Makôsu (1994), Premières lectures (1997), and Histoire d'Awu (2000), Mintsa's prose mixes with poetry clearly inspired by the m'vet, the renowned epic of the Fang. In 'Histoire d'Awu', Mintsa challenges certain oppressive traditions, such as the treatment of Fang widows by their sister-in-laws. Yet, Mintsa rewrites in the same text a contemporary version of a Fang creation myth that serves to pay homage to the rich history of her culture. In all of her texts, Mintsa succeeds in praising what is positive about Fang tradition while questioning other customs. While Western feminist theory often equates "tradition" with "oppression," Mintsa defies this notion in her Afrocentric approach to writing in French." (Source site Project Muse, 10.2017) |
| Référence complète | Toman, Cheryl. Fang culture in Gabonese francophone women's writing : Reading 'Histoire d'Awu' by Justine Mintsa. In : Research in African Literatures. Bloomington : Indiana University Press, vol. 41, n°2, 2010, p. 121-132. |
Auteurs
Cheryl A. TOMAN
Biographie : Cheryl Toman est Professeur Associé de Français au Département de Littérature et des Langues modernes à la Case Western Reserve University de Cleveland, dans l'Etat de l'Ohio, aux Etats-Unis. Elle est également directrice des programmes Women’s and Gender Studies Program et Ethnic Studies Program dans cette université.
Alias : Cheryl Toman
Nationalité : États-Unis
