{"product_id":"juju-fission-womens-alternative-fictions-from-the-sahara-the-kalahari-and-the-oases-in-between-9781433100895","title":"Juju Fission: Women's Alternative Fictions from the Sahara, the Kalahari, and the Oases In-Between","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Abrafi Saaka | Chikwenye Okonjo Ogunyemi\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWomen, especially leaders, holding tête-à-têtes with men to address political impasses have been recognized as shrewd, double headed, or witchlike distinctions that link them with juju or extraordinary, survivalist powers. \u003ci\u003eJuju Fission: Women's Alternative Fictions from the Sahara, the Kalahari, and the Oases In-Between\u003c\/i\u003e is a theoretical and analytical book on African women writers that focuses on seven representative novels from different parts of Africa: Bessie Head's \u003ci\u003eMaru\u003c\/i\u003e (South Africa\/Botswana); Nawal El Saadawi's \u003ci\u003eWoman at Point Zero\u003c\/i\u003e (Egypt); Ama Ata Aidoo's \u003ci\u003eOur Sister Killjoy; or Reflections from a Black-Eyed Squint\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eChanges\u003c\/i\u003e (Ghana); Assia Djebar's \u003ci\u003eA Sister to Scheherazade\u003c\/i\u003e (Algeria); Calixthe Beyala's \u003ci\u003eThe Sun Hath Looked Upon Me\u003c\/i\u003e (Cameroon); and Yvonne Vera's \u003ci\u003eNehanda\u003c\/i\u003e (Zimbabwe). In her analysis, Chikwenye Okonjo Ogunyemi demonstrates how women are viewed and how they operate in critical times. Ogunyemi explains how the heritage is passed on, in spite of dire situations emanating from colonialism, postcolonialism, ethnicism, sexism, and grinding poverty. An important contribution to many fields, \u003ci\u003eJuju Fission\u003c\/i\u003e is excellent background material for courses on African studies, women's studies, African Diaspora studies, black studies, global studies, and general literature studies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47612005613719,"sku":"9781433100895","price":4708.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781433100895.webp?v=1775074286","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/juju-fission-womens-alternative-fictions-from-the-sahara-the-kalahari-and-the-oases-in-between-9781433100895","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}