Student Number : 0413402D -
MA research report -
Faculty of Humanities / This research report focuses on how Kekelwa Nyaywa, a Zambian novelist has
represented Zambian women within a span ranging from the colonial up to the
independence period.
Within the first chapter, a brief history of the Zambian nation is highlighted and a
theoretical framework established. Chapter two engages with Nyaywa’s use of romance
to make a commentary on the idea of nationalism. By so doing she redefines the concept
of romance which has invariably been associated with ‘frivolity’.
The third chapter revolves around Chipembi boarding school which the author uses to
feminize key issues in the Zambian society. The pivot of the chapter is that this space is a
metaphor for women’s liberation in Zambia. HIV/AIDS fueled by a ‘macho syndrome’
emerges in the fourth chapter as the single biggest threat to Zambian women’s lives.
Finally, the conclusion investigates the trends of feminism that the author foregrounds in
the book.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:wits/oai:wiredspace.wits.ac.za:10539/1820 |
| Date | 17 November 2006 |
| Creators | Shilaho, Westen Kwatemba Godwin |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 267161 bytes, 17085 bytes, application/pdf, application/pdf, application/pdf, application/pdf |
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