"Provocative, original, and consistently engaging. . . . It deals with the most significant issues in African literary studies today, issues of language, ideology, and identity that are relevant around the world."--Christopher L. Miller, Yale University
In one of the first studies to connect anglophone literary criticism with African localist tendencies of nativism, Adeeko argues that nativism is a highly productive and intensely generative category in the formation of African literature and criticism. He shows the complexities of nativism (the call for authenticity and identity)...
"Provocative, original, and consistently engaging. . . . It deals with the most significant issues in African literary studies today, issues of lan...