Chikwenye Okonjo Ogunyemi
Chikwenye Okonjo Ogunyemi | |
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| Born | 1939 (age 84–85) |
| Occupation | University teacher |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Literary movement | Womanism |
| Notable works | Africa Wo/man Palava: The Nigerian novel by women (1996) |
Chikwenye Okonjo Ogunyemi (born 1939) is a Nigerian academic, a literary critic and writer. She taught at Sarah Lawrence College and she is best known for her articles and books concerning the theory of Womanism and the African Diaspora.[1]
Career
Ogunyemi published Africa Wo/man Palava: The Nigerian novel by women in 1996. The book examined the work of eight Nigerian women writers, namely
Omolara Ogundipe-Leslie, Ogunyemi explored postcolonial ideas and argued against the work of "phallic critics".[4]
Ogunyemi was professor of literature and also chair of global studies at Sarah Lawrence College in Yonkers, New York.[5] In collaboration with Tuzyline Jita Allan, Ogunyemi edited an anthology of essays, entitled Twelve Best Books by African Women: Critical Readings, which was published in 2009.[6]
Selected works
- Allan, Tuzyline Jita; Ogunyemi, Chikwenye Okonjo (2009). Twelve best books by African women : critical readings. Ohio University Press. ISBN 978-0-89680-266-7.
- Ogunyemi, Chikwenye Okonjo (2007). Juju Fission: Women’s Alternative Fictions from the Sahara, the Kalahari, and the Oases In-Between. Peter Lang. ISBN 978-1-4331-0089-5.
- Ogunyemi, Chikwenye Okonjo (1996). Africa wo/man palava: The Nigerian novel by women. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226620855.
- Ogunyemi, Chikwenye Okonjo (1985). "Womanism: The Dynamics of the Contemporary Black Female Novel in English". Signs. 11 (1): 63–80. JSTOR 3174287.
References
- ^ "Ogunyemi, Chikwenye Okonjo | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "Africa Wo/Man Palava". University of Chicago Press. Archived from the original on 2 March 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ISBN 9780567622501.
- ISBN 978-9788422365.
- ^ "Chikwenye Okonjo Ogunyemi · Ohio University Press / Swallow Press". www.ohioswallow.com. Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ISSN 1754-1484.
Further reading
- Arndt, Susan (1 April 2000). "African Gender Trouble and African Womanism: An Interview with Chikwenye Ogunyemi and Wanjira Muthoni". Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society. 25 (3): 709–726. ISSN 0097-9740.
External links
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