This book constitutes a precious resource for scholars interested in Swahili poetry, literary translation and comparative literature. In my view, two fundamental sources of potential arise from the volume. Firstly, even if its release as an academic publication would probably mean distribution on a small scale, the translation of these creative writings into Italian contribute to enhancing the visibility and presence of Swahili literature in the international literary market. Secondly, the publication of the translation into Italian might be an important factor in promoting exchange between the fields of Swahili literature and the comparative criticism of African-language literatures in Italy.

It is heartening to note that the number of contemporary Swahili scholars whose work is receiving attention in books and university theses is steadily on the increase. This volume adds Abdilatif Abdalla to the list containing, so far as I know, the names of Muhammed Said Abdulla, Ebrahim Hussein and Euphrase Kezilahabi It is a volume on the poetry of Abdalla which Nyaigotti-Chacha writes with wrumth, understanding and a desire to place in perspective the poet`s works, in particular, Utenzi wa maisha ya Adamu na Hawaa (1971) and Sauti ya dhiki (1973) For this reason, perhaps, it tends to be less critical and more informative Nyaigotti--Chacha divides his work into four chapters. The first chapter introduces the reader to the author`s reasons for undertaking to Wiite it, originally his M A thesis at the University of Nairobi (1980) A bdefbut useful biography of Abdilatif Abdalla (ppJ-9), and a theoretical orientation to the author`s analysis of the works (pp 9--11) - socialistic in the Marxian mould - furnishes the reader with the background required fm a better understanding of what follows in the next two chapters which examine Utenzi and Sauti .. respectively The final chapter investigates the skills of Abdalla as a poet

It is heartening to note that the number of contemporary Swahili scholars whose work is receiving attention in books and university theses is steadily on the increase. This volume adds Abdilatif Abdalla to the list containing, so far as I know, the names of Muhammed Said Abdulla, Ebrahim Hussein and Euphrase Kezilahabi It is a volume on the poetry of Abdalla which Nyaigotti-Chacha writes with wrumth, understanding and a desire to place in perspective the poet`s works, in particular, Utenzi wa maisha ya Adamu na Hawaa (1971) and Sauti ya dhiki (1973) For this reason, perhaps, it tends to be less critical and more informative Nyaigotti--Chacha divides his work into four chapters. The first chapter introduces the reader to the author`s reasons for undertaking to Wiite it, originally his M A thesis at the University of Nairobi (1980) A bdefbut useful biography of Abdilatif Abdalla (ppJ-9), and a theoretical orientation to the author`s analysis of the works (pp 9--11) - socialistic in the Marxian mould - furnishes the reader with the background required fm a better understanding of what follows in the next two chapters which examine Utenzi and Sauti .. respectively The final chapter investigates the skills of Abdalla as a poet

In this paper, we analyse the notion of punishing the body and soul as it appears in the anthology of ‘Sauti ya Dhiki’ (The Voice of Agony) by a Swahili poet and activist, Abdilatif Abdalla. The analysis of this anthology deploys Michel Foucault’s theory of power and disciplinary systems as it appeared in his magnum opus, Discipline and Punish. Instead of succumbing to painful docility tactics while in prison, Abdalla adamantly ‘revolts’ against ‘the gaze’ imposed by the institution termed by Foucault as the ‘panopticism’, through venting his subvertive poetic voice. The textual space that the surveillance has failed to completely obliterate has created a poetic blind spot that Abdalla creatively and artistically enmeshed himself to avenge his revolts, to voice dissent and to defy the watchful boundaries set by hegemonic power in the post-colonial Kenya.

Orientador: Agueda Bernardete Bittencourt / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Educação / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-15T05:44:41Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Stock_SuzetedeCassiaVolpato_D.pdf: 14318383 bytes, checksum: 8957fe19b659b12cfa114d7cf77e84c0 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009 / Resumo: Esta pesquisa estuda a história da construção e destruição da vila operária de Carioba localizada no município de Americana, SP (1901 a 1983). Procura compreender a organização social, as relações estabelecidas por distintos grupos de imigrantes operários e as articulações e disputas travadas pelos proprietários da vila e da indústria de tecidos que culminaram no prestígio que Carioba adquiriu na cidade e região. Busca indícios e marcas do declínio da fábrica de tecidos que levou ao encerramento de suas atividades e a destruição da vila. Revela a tumultuada relação do Grupo Abdalla com os operários e o uso da grande greve de Carioba como uma das estratégias utilizadas na solução dos conflitos entre empresários e militares. Ao narrar como se deu a desocupação da vila, o movimento de resistência dos moradores e as demolições das casas dos operários, este estudo torna visível o jogo de interesses dos proprietários, do Poder Público Municipal e de políticos de distintas tendências ao longo do tempo. E analisa a construção da memória de Carioba, a disputa de seu lugar na história após sua destruição. Uma luta travada por antigos moradores que garantiu a preservação de uma imagem de Carioba como um lugar paradisíaco, jogando no esquecimento os conflitos e a própria complexidade das relações entre operários e proprietários, partidos políticos e grupos de imigrantes. O estudo examinou: discursos, fotografias, testemunhos e os brasões da cidade de Americana, sem deixar de considerar as estratégias de construção da memória registrada em símbolos municipais, além da nomeação de inúmeros logradouros públicos com nomes de cariobenses. / Abstract: This research deals with the construction and destruction of worker's village of Carioba, located in the city of Americana, SP (1901-1983). It aims to comprehend the social organization, the relationships established by different groups of immigrant workers, and the articulations and disputes set between the village's and the fabric industry's owners, which resulted in the prestige Carioba achieved within the city and the region it is part of. Besides, it searches for evidences and signs of the fabric industry decadence, which led to its end and to the destruction of the village. It also reveals the disturbed relationship between the Abdalla Group and the workers, as well as the use of Carioba's great strike as part of the strategy adopted to solve the conflicts between the entrepreneurs and the militaries. By addressing how the departing, the residents' movement of resistance and the demolition of the workers' houses occurred, this study makes it possible to see the lobby games played over the time by the owners, the municipal authorities and the politicians of different trends. It also analyses the construction of Carioba's memory, its fight for a place in history after its destruction. Such fight led by the ancient residents guaranteed the preservation of Carioba's image of a paradisiacal place, leaving the conflicts and the complex relationship between workers and owners, and between political parties and immigrant groups to be forgotten. This study examined: speeches, photographs, testimonials and Americana's Arm, not disconsidering the strategies for the construction of the memory featured in the municipal symbols, along with the naming of numerous public spaces with names of Carioba natives. / Doutorado / Educação, Conhecimento, Linguagem e Arte / Doutor em Educação