Beyond human-centredness: An ocean-centred reading of Celles qui attendent (Fatou Diome), Le pagne léger and Patera (Aïssatou Diamanka-Besland)
- Title
- Beyond human-centredness: An ocean-centred reading of Celles qui attendent (Fatou Diome), Le pagne léger and Patera (Aïssatou Diamanka-Besland)
- Year
- 2023
- Abstract
- This paper engages in an ocean-centred reading of the novels Le pagne léger and Patera by Aïssatou Diamanka-Besland and Celles qui attendent by Fatou Diome. I show how the liminal space of the coast enables the characters to think and imagine beyond restrictions on land, but also to overcome notions of the ocean as either an adversary or a source of income. In the novels, the acknowledgment of the powerful presence of the ocean opens new paths to navigate towards self-determination and rebirth. The novels can inspire us, as readers and researchers, to acknowledge the powerful presence of the ocean in our academic work. I argue that Fatou Diome and Aïssatou Diamanka‐Besland propose to navigate with the ocean, an ally and agent in drafting a ‘blue’ ecocritcism.
- Language
- English
- Source ID (eref-/epub-)
- eref-88997
- Repository URL
- https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/88997/
- https://epub.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/7391/
- Series
- University of Bayreuth African Studies Working Papers
- Number in series
- 43
- pages
- VII, 16
- Publisher
- Institute of African Studies (IAS)
- Authors
- Rohmer, Monika Christine
- Number of pages
- 16
- Publication type
- Working paper
- list of editors
- Ahmad, Usman
- Rohmer, Monika Christine
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