Demons at the Crossroad: Evaluating Hybrid Patriarchies in Postcolonial Marriage Institutions in So Long a Letter and Purple Hibiscus

Awogu-Maduagwu, Edith Abisola and Abiodun-Eniayekan, E. N. and Fortress, Isaiah A. (2018) Demons at the Crossroad: Evaluating Hybrid Patriarchies in Postcolonial Marriage Institutions in So Long a Letter and Purple Hibiscus. Journal of Theatre and Film Studies (13). pp. 40-46. ISSN 2012-0158

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Abstract

Hybridity in Post-Colonial literature connotes the creation of diverse forms within a cultural space as a consequence of the influence of the colonizer's culture on the indigenous. This paper examines the phenomenon of hybridity as it occurs within the multicultural patriarchies of Post-colonial societies from the feminist literary lens of two texts; Mariama Ba's So Long a Letter and Chimamanda Adichie's Purple Hibiscus. The theories of Feminism and postmodemism are employed to highlight the new directions of the discussions as the paper seeks to highlight the hydra-headed nature of patriarchal domination as portrayed in postcolonial literature. The study aims to contribute to the understanding of hybrid sub-divisions of patriarchal authority in Post-Colonial marriage institutions as represented in fiction.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Hybridity, Patriarchy, Feminist, Post-colonial literature
Subjects:	P Language and Literature > PE English P Language and Literature > PR English literature
Divisions:	Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Social Sciences
Depositing User:	Mrs Patricia Nwokealisi
Date Deposited:	16 Sep 2018 17:16
Last Modified:	16 Sep 2018 17:16
URI:	http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/11693

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