English and Philosophy Panel

Obscured to Outspoken: The Feminist Continuum of Emecheta, Adichie, and Emezi

Ava ChuppeFollow

Academic Level at Time of Presentation

Senior

Major

English/Literature

Minor

Creative Writing

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Julie Cyzewski, PhD

Presentation Format

Oral Presentation

Abstract/Description

Across decades, Buchi Emecheta, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and Akwaeke Emezi have emerged as figureheads of the feminist literary tradition in Nigeria. Using feminist theory as a framework and each of these writers' works as "case studies," I argue that the thematic focus of Nigerian feminist literature has shifted over the late 20th and 21st centuries from mere representation to liberation and deconstruction of gender.

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Obscured to Outspoken: The Feminist Continuum of Emecheta, Adichie, and Emezi

Across decades, Buchi Emecheta, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and Akwaeke Emezi have emerged as figureheads of the feminist literary tradition in Nigeria. Using feminist theory as a framework and each of these writers' works as "case studies," I argue that the thematic focus of Nigerian feminist literature has shifted over the late 20th and 21st centuries from mere representation to liberation and deconstruction of gender.