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Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of 'Things Fall Apart'

Part of the African Histories and Modernities Book Series

Editors: Baloubi, Désiré; Pinkston, Christina R.

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-50797-8

ISBN: 978-3-030-50796-1

Publisher: Springer International Publishing - Springer Journals

Dec 10, 2020

1 - 10 of 15 Chapters

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Memories of Chinua Achebe at the University of Texas at Austin

Lindfors, Bernth

Pages: 3 –10

[This chapter is a personal narrative that gives insight into who Chinua Achebe was: a friend, a scholar, and a pioneer of African literature. Quotations are taken from remarks he made while speaking at the University of Texas at Austin. I first met Chinua Achebe fifty-seven years ago when I was...
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From the Boundaries of Storytelling to the History of a People

Burness, Don

Pages: 11 –20

[Ikejimba-from the boundaries of storytelling to the history of a people. We are celebrating THINGS FALL APART at 60. This chapter celebrates literature and books. After all, Chinua Achebe remarked that nothing is more important to man than literature. The author presents thoughts of an elder...
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Language Alternation Strategy: An In-depth Appraisal of Achebe’s Things Fall Apart

Anyachebelu, Adaora Lois

Pages: 23 –48

[The focus of this study is the appraisal of Achebe’s employment of Igbo expressions in Things Fall Apart. Things Fall Apart is the first of Chinua Achebe’s novels written in 1958. Achebe is one of the first Africans to write in English. He showcases his literary prowess in this novel. One of the...
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My English, My Literature: Owning Our African Englishes and Literatures

Michieka, Martha

Pages: 49 –63

[Despite this era of World Englishes, the question of whose language African novelists use and, hence, whose literature they produce remains. It is not uncommon for readers of African literature to assume that what they read from Africa is a translation from African indigenous languages, but who...
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Anglophone African Author Perspectives on Using English

Wilber, Elizabeth

Pages: 65 –76

[Two prominent African authors, Chinua Achebe of Nigeria and Ngũgı̃ wa Thiong’o of Kenya, have taken different sides in the English language debate; their respective positions reflect the struggle many postcolonial writers face—English as the pragmatic linguistic choice or as the imperialistic...
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The Role of Women in Things Fall Apart

Lisanza, Esther Mukewa

Pages: 79 –87

[Things Fall Apart portrays Igbo society right before the onset of the colonial era. Achebe unveils a great deal about this culture. This chapter seeks to show the pivotal roles played by Igbo women in Things Fall Apart. These include, but are not limited to, educational, religious, and...
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The Use and Abuse of Manliness in Things Fall Apart

Yu, Xixia

Pages: 89 –97

[As a cultural construct, manliness is humankind’s device for adaptation. Okonkwo represents typically African traditional manliness in Things Fall Apart. His understanding and practice of manliness is related closely to his fighting for the dignity and independence of Igbo. The manliness of...
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Utilizing Cosmic Feminism and Critical Organic Writing to Deconstruct Female Oppression: A Connection with Women in Things Fall Apart

Sotelo, Hilda

Pages: 99 –109

[This chapter uses the tools of Cosmic feminism—organic writing, indigenous knowledge, and meditation—to deconstruct oppression and to connect to the work of Chinua Achebe.]
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Encouraging American Historically Black Colleges and Universities to Teach African Languages and Cultures

Baloubi, Désiré

Pages: 113 –122

[This chapter purports that Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have a vital role to play in a collective endeavor to reconnect America to Africa—the second-largest continent by area and population in the world (Worldatlas.com). The existing literature suggests that quite a few...
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Intercultural Connections: Chinua Achebe’sThings Fall Apart in Language Classrooms

Mkenda, Beatrice; Jebet, Anne

Pages: 123 –134

[The teaching and learning of foreign languages includes the teaching and learning of both the linguistic and cultural aspects of such languages. Approaches to incorporating language and culture in foreign language classrooms continue to be discussed and developed in the field of second language...

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