Contemporary African fiction is a source of dystopian urban images juxtaposed with the kinds of 'good cities' to which the wielders of political or economic power subscribe. This article examines the dominant representations of the 'good city' and how they are contested or subverted from various narrative perspectives. It focuses on inscriptions of the city in fictional narratives and on inscriptions such as street signs and place names found in cities in order to explore the tensions and the contradictions in images of urban experience in Africa.
مجموعه
تاريخ نشر
2016
توصيف ظاهري
153-174
عنوان
Matatu
شماره جلد
47/1
شماره استاندارد بين المللي پياييندها
1875-7421
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اصطلاح موضوعی
African Studies
اصطلاح موضوعی
Comparative Studies & World Literature
اصطلاح موضوعی
Criticism & Theory
اصطلاح موضوعی
Cultural History
اصطلاح موضوعی
Literature & Culture
اصطلاح موضوعی
Literature and Cultural Studies
اصطلاح موضوعی
Postcolonial Literature & Culture
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