African Literature in the Digital Age Class and Sexual Politics in New Writing from Nigeria and Kenya

The first book-length study on the relationship between African literature and new media. The digital space provides a new avenue to move literature beyond the restrictions of book publishing on the continent. Arguing that writers are putting their work on cyberspace because communities are emergin...

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Yazar: Adenekan, Shola (auth)
Materyal Türü: Elektronik Kitap Bölümü
Dil:İngilizce
Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: 2021
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