Selfish Gifts: Senegalese Women's Autobiographical Discourses (review)
2002; Indiana University Press; Volume: 33; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1353/ral.2002.0096
ISSN1527-2044
Autores Tópico(s)African history and culture studies
ResumoSelfish Gifts is an original contribution to the critical debate about identity and self-representation. It offers a insightful exploration of Senegalese women's discourse focusing on autobiography, widened to include not only written autobiographies but also oral performances such as panegyric taasu, the songs of praise performed mainly by Senegalese women during all kinds of formal and informal meetings. From a literary perspective, Selfish Gifts is a gallant attempt by the author to contextualize the production of knowledge and to enlarge literary preoccupations with orality and performing arts.
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