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What are the main themes that can be found in African literature?

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Date Posted: 2015/10/12
Yassir Ibrahim
by Yassir Ibrahim , وكيل خدمة العملاء , First security group

The African are deeply hurt so the most thems are expressing about the colonialism liberation and nationalism and some of them expresses about the tradition and habits......

Mohamed Al Bardawil
by Mohamed Al Bardawil , Salesman , Brandsline - Defacto

Many themes take the lead of writing in Africa which are for instance : colonialism, subjugation , nationalism, culture contact and conflict,alienation,gender , poverty porn, disillusionment etc.

Nnachetam Sunday
by Nnachetam Sunday , Project Coordinator , Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Developmen

African themes include to a great level cultural values, colonialism, slavery and the struggle against it, post colonial disappointments, love and modernisation.

Henrietta  Okafor
by Henrietta Okafor , Lecturer , University of Nigeria Nsukka

The main themes are colonialism, subjugation , nationalism, culture contact and conflict,alienation,disillusionment and most recently, gender and homosexuality, poverty porn, disillusionment etc. 

Muhammad Shahid
by Muhammad Shahid , Lecturer , University of Lahore

It has themes of indeginous culture and anti-slavery themes.

Tajudeen Salami
by Tajudeen Salami , Head Teacher , Ghana Education Service

African Literature is replete with themes of; African Culture, Conflict of Culture, Religion, Colonialism, and Modernism and the like.

African literature can be divided into three distinct categories: precolonial, colonial and postcolonial. Precolonial literature often takes the form of oral narratives that are sometimes accompanied by music and center around the trickster figure. Colonial literature examines the horrors of slavery and the slave trade, revolting against colonialism and drawing inspiration from Africa's past. Postcolonial literature focuses on the clash between indigenous and colonial cultures, expressing hope for Africa's future.

Rahma Siddig Omer Babiker
by Rahma Siddig Omer Babiker , معلمة/موجهة , وزارة التربية والتعليم

As far as I know, from my experience as a teacher of English language and literature, the main themes that are treated in African literature are:

-The oppression of the colonists and how they exploit the natural resources of the

country which they come to live in. African literature. also talks about the cruelty of the white white man and about the policy of racial discrimination.

-It also discusses the customs and traditions of the African society. 

Abir Hejazi
by Abir Hejazi , Freelance Translator , Freelancer

I believe Africans in general are proud of their struggle against colonialism and slavery in the past but they also know how corrupted their regimes are.. that could be some of the main themes in their literature.

samiya guadi
by samiya guadi , Teacher , University

The main themes that could be found in African literature are: Racism, colonalization, slavery and socila life..  

Bassem Labib
by Bassem Labib , English Language Teacher , British Academy

The theme of hard work and burdens of living.

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