Examining Women's struggle for visibility in post-independence Africa in Kekelwa Nyaywa's Hearthstones

[摘要] This research report focuses on how Kekelwa Nyaywa, a Zambian novelist hasrepresented Zambian women within a span ranging from the colonial up to theindependence period.Within the first chapter, a brief history of the Zambian nation is highlighted and atheoretical framework established. Chapter two engages with Nyaywa’s use of romanceto make a commentary on the idea of nationalism. By so doing she redefines the conceptof romance which has invariably been associated with 'frivolity’.The third chapter revolves around Chipembi boarding school which the author uses tofeminize key issues in the Zambian society. The pivot of the chapter is that this space is ametaphor 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 inthe book.

[发布机构] University of the Witwatersrand