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Nigerian Literary Imagination and the Nationhood Project

Part of the African Histories and Modernities Book Series

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-01991-3

ISBN: 978-3-031-01990-6

Publisher: Springer International Publishing - Springer Journals

Jul 15, 2022

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Chapter 1The Nation as Fiction/Fictionalizing the Nation

Falola, Toyin

Pages: 1 –29

[This chapter explores how Nigerian fictional literature conceptualizes Nigerian nation-statehood and interprets history. It examines the lines—sometimes blurred—between history and literature and how literature is often a reproduction of or a commentary of society. It also examines the...
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Literature and the Colonized Nation

Falola, Toyin

Pages: 33 –67

[In this chapter, the author argues for the role of modern Nigerian literature in combatting and/or studying the effects of colonialism. By examining the popular works of notable Nigerian authors, this chapter demonstrates how modern Nigerian literature reflects the painful legacy of colonialism.]
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Literary Founding Fathers and Ideas of Nationhood

Falola, Toyin

Pages: 69 –96

[This chapter considers how Nigeria’s status as a nation was constructed by colonists. Consequently, this colonialist history poses a challenge for Nigerians’ allegiance and political participation. The chapter then delves deeper into the notions of “nation,” “nationhood,” and “identity.” Indeed,...
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Women Writers and the (Post)colony: (Writing) the Colony in Nigerian Women’s Literature

Falola, Toyin

Pages: 97 –136

[This chapter argues that Nigerian women’s writing is a form of critique and analysis, particularly in relation to colonialism and postcolonialism, rather than pure art. Regardless of the genre, Nigerian women’s writings are richly interwoven with metaphors about the state of the Nigerian colony...
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Postcolonial Modernity and Literary Imagination

Falola, Toyin

Pages: 139 –170

[This chapter examines understandings of modernity rooted in colonialism and ideas of the West. It then explores the counternarrative to colonialism—postcolonialism—and how literary writers from formerly colonized regions give a voice to the formerly subjugated peoples who still feel the weight...
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Contemporary Women Writers and the Imagining of Postcolonial Nigeria

Falola, Toyin

Pages: 171 –211

[This chapter discusses contemporary women writers’ influence and impact in postcolonial Nigeria. In different ways, these women write to contradict the feminine African stereotypes often propagated. The themes and works of Nigerian women writers since the 1990s are discussed in detail. Their...
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Literature and Nigeria in the Digital Age

Falola, Toyin

Pages: 213 –242

[This chapter argues that digitization is how all countries must move forward and place themselves on equal footing globally. However, Nigerian leaders are not as willing to make the necessary technological adaptations as many Nigerian citizens, which presents some significant issues. For...
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Shifts and Ambiguities: Unstable Literature or Unstable Nation?

Falola, Toyin

Pages: 245 –267

[This chapter examines the relationship between literature and an unstable nation. As society evolves and progresses, its literature will also change significantly. In recent years, there has been a considerable infusion of digital narratives into Nigerian literary texts due to advancements in...

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