Gender Complexity in The Joys of Motherhood and Efuru: An Intersectional Analysis within Colonial and Postcolonial Africa

Authors

  • Fabrice Lié IKAPI

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59573/emsj.8(3).2024.24

Keywords:

gender complexity, intersectionality, colonial Africa, postcolonial Africa

Abstract

This paper offers an intersectional analysis of gender complexity in Buchi Emecheta’s The Joys of Motherhood and Flora Nwapa’s Efuru, within the contexts of colonial and postcolonial Africa. By analyzing the female protagonists, Nnu Ego and Efuru, this study explores how gender roles and expectations intersect with other axes of identity such as class, race, and culture. Drawing on intersectionality theory, the study explores the experiences of Nnu Ego and Efuru, considering the intersecting dynamics of gender, class, race, and colonial power structures.

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Nwapa, F. (1966). Efuru.1st Heinemann African Writers Series Edition.

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Published

2024-07-15

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Vol. 8 No. 3 (2024)

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