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History, Memory and Trauma in Contemporary Nigerian Novel
2012. urn:nbn:hr:142:120099
Marić, Mirna
Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of English Language and Literature

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Marić, M. (2012). History, Memory and Trauma in Contemporary Nigerian Novel (Master's thesis). Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:120099

Marić, Mirna. "History, Memory and Trauma in Contemporary Nigerian Novel." Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2012. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:120099

Marić, Mirna. "History, Memory and Trauma in Contemporary Nigerian Novel." Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2012. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:120099

Marić, M. (2012). 'History, Memory and Trauma in Contemporary Nigerian Novel', Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, accessed 10 April 2025, https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:120099

Marić M. History, Memory and Trauma in Contemporary Nigerian Novel [Master's thesis]. Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; 2012 [cited 2025 April 10] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:120099

M. Marić, "History, Memory and Trauma in Contemporary Nigerian Novel", Master's thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Osijek, 2012. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:120099

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TitleHistory, Memory and Trauma in Contemporary Nigerian Novel
Title (croatian)Povijest, pamćenje i trauma u suvremenom nigerijskom romanu
AuthorMirna Marić
MentorSanja Runtić (mentor)
Committee memberSanja Runtić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
Committee memberBiljana Oklopčić (član povjerenstva)
Committee memberBorislav Berić (član povjerenstva)
GranterJosip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
(Department of English Language and Literature)
Osijek
Defense date and country2012-10-29, Croatia
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		HUMANISTIC SCIENCES
Philology
Anglistics
Abstract
This paper discusses history, memory and trauma of the Nigerian people that has influenced on and shaped the contemporary Nigerian novel. It analyzes the novels The Bride Price (1978) and Destination Biafra (1983) by Buchi Emecheta and Half of a Yellow Sun (2007) and Purple Hibiscus (2004) by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. It discusses critical theories by Jane Bryce, Ann Adams, A.O.Amoko, Ziad Bentahar and Vivian Yenika-Agbaw on post-colonialism, the Nigerian nation, the Biafran War and the... More position of women. The first part discusses the history of colonialism and its consequences, and explains colonialism’s influence on modern Nigerian politics, economy and society. It also analyzes the question of the Nigerian nation and its internal ethnic conflict and division. This chapter also discusses the Nigerian collective memory and the consequences of transition from colonialism to independence, the Civil War and the post-colonial period. It compares and contrasts Nigerian society and Western world, but it also contrasts the division and polarities within Nigerian society based on religion, education, race, gender and economic status. The second part discusses the Biafran War for Independence as a constant motif in the works of Nigerian authors. It explains the role of men and women in the war and examines the authors’ description of both male and female concepts of war and conflict. Additionally, it analyses the technique the authors use to give voice to ordinary people. It describes the position of women in the colonial and post-colonial era. Analyzing the rise of female protagonists and female writers in contemporary Nigerian literature, this paper explains the trope of “Mother Africa” and describes the emerging female coming-of-age novel. Furthermore, it compares and contrasts the “Mother Africa” trope to a new notion of womanhood emerging in the works of the third-generation Nigerian writers. Less
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Languageenglish
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:142:120099
Study programmeTitle: English Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Teacher Training, Translation and Interpreting Studies, Philology
Course: Philology
Study programme type: university
Study level: graduate
Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti (magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti)
Study programmeTitle: Pedagogy (double major)
Study programme type: university
Study level: graduate
Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra pedagogije (magistar/magistra pedagogije)
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