This thesis sought to demonstrate that humour and the grotesque are the primary tools by which Mda achieve his postcolonial strategies of " / writing back" / , that is, of asserting an identity in the face of colonial pressures, apartheid and the growing selfishness of many in the new, post-democratic South African society.
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UNWC/oai:UWC_ETD:http%3A%2F%2Fetd.uwc.ac.za%2Findex.php%3Fmodule%3Detd%26action%3Dviewtitle%26id%3Dinit_2922_1175069889 |
Date | January 2005 |
Creators | Hagemann, Michael Eric |
Source Sets | Univ. of Western Cape |
Language | English |
Detected Language | English |
Type | Theses and Dissertations |
Format | |
Coverage | ZA |
Rights | Copyright: University of the Western Cape |
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