Nation-Building, Propaganda, and Literature in Francophone Africa

by Dominic Thomas

What characterizes the relationship between literature and the state? Should literature serve the needs of the state by constructing national consciousness, espousing state propaganda, and molding good citizens? Or should it be dedicated to a different kind of creative social endeavor? In this important book about literature and the politics of nation-building, Dominic Thomas assesses the contributions of Francophone African writers whose works...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253215544
• ISBN13: 9780253215543
• Release Date: November 2002
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.5"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher