Woman as enemy of the nation-state: citizenship, transgression and legacy in Maps and Half of a Yellow Sun

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dc.contributor.advisorOuma, Christopheren_ZA
dc.contributor.authorKoeries, Noélleen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-23T12:04:18Z
dc.date.available2018-01-23T12:04:18Z
dc.date.issued2017en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis thesis brings to the fore two non-focalising characters, Misra of Maps by Nuruddin Farah and Kainene of Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. These transgressive characters are placed at the centre of their respective narratives. The aim is to demonstrate the way they transgress conventional political, social, national and gendered boundaries. This transgression creates the space for an alternative citizenship to emerge. The type of citizenship that is multi-faceted and embraces the complexity and nuances of contested borders. These transgressions are read as legacy especially because neither Misra nor Kainene bring to fruition the potentialities and possibilities of their subversive natures. However, both novels present alternatives that reach beyond the closing of the narratives. Ultimately, this thesis questions the purpose of writing transgressive woman characters out of the official narrative.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationKoeries, N. (2017). <i>Woman as enemy of the nation-state: citizenship, transgression and legacy in Maps and Half of a Yellow Sun</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of English Language and Literature. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26900en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationKoeries, Noélle. <i>"Woman as enemy of the nation-state: citizenship, transgression and legacy in Maps and Half of a Yellow Sun."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of English Language and Literature, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26900en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationKoeries, N. 2017. Woman as enemy of the nation-state: citizenship, transgression and legacy in Maps and Half of a Yellow Sun. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Koeries, Noélle AB - This thesis brings to the fore two non-focalising characters, Misra of Maps by Nuruddin Farah and Kainene of Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. These transgressive characters are placed at the centre of their respective narratives. The aim is to demonstrate the way they transgress conventional political, social, national and gendered boundaries. This transgression creates the space for an alternative citizenship to emerge. The type of citizenship that is multi-faceted and embraces the complexity and nuances of contested borders. These transgressions are read as legacy especially because neither Misra nor Kainene bring to fruition the potentialities and possibilities of their subversive natures. However, both novels present alternatives that reach beyond the closing of the narratives. Ultimately, this thesis questions the purpose of writing transgressive woman characters out of the official narrative. DA - 2017 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2017 T1 - Woman as enemy of the nation-state: citizenship, transgression and legacy in Maps and Half of a Yellow Sun TI - Woman as enemy of the nation-state: citizenship, transgression and legacy in Maps and Half of a Yellow Sun UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26900 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/26900
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationKoeries N. Woman as enemy of the nation-state: citizenship, transgression and legacy in Maps and Half of a Yellow Sun. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of English Language and Literature, 2017 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26900en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of English Language and Literatureen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherEnglish Literatureen_ZA
dc.subject.otherAfrican Feminismsen_ZA
dc.subject.otherCitizenshipen_ZA
dc.subject.otherTextual violenceen_ZA
dc.titleWoman as enemy of the nation-state: citizenship, transgression and legacy in Maps and Half of a Yellow Sunen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMAen_ZA
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