Between the rural and the urban life: the cultural impacts experienced by Aku-nna
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Aku-nna, colonialism, women, Nigeria, Preço de noivaAbstract
In Preço de noiva (2020), we have as a background the trajectory of Aku-nna being forced to move from the capital of Nigeria to a rural region. Therefore, the objective of this research is to analyze how the character's displacement puts her in constant cultural impacts, leading her to confronting patriarchy in both traditional and colonial spheres. Under a bibliographical review, the theoretical framework is formed by theorists such as: Homi Bhabha (1998), Patricia Hill Collins (2000), Edward Said (2011) and Édouard Glissant (2013). It appears that the work illustrates the various forms of violence to which women are subjected and how they seek for confrontation and resistance strategies.
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