May I grow to be as strong as my mother: The storytelling tradition of black women in Africa, the Caribbean and the United States

The work is a study of the transformation of the storytelling tradition of black women from orature to dramatic literature in three situations: Africa, the Caribbean and the United States. The study provides insights into the nature of black women's contemporary orature; a comparative evaluation of black women's orature and literary endeavors within Africa and the black diaspora and ultimately provides grounds for the critical evaluation of black women's orature and literature in three distinct societies. The narratives (oral and written) will be studied thematically and contextually.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Comparative and World Literature

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Ayodo, Awuor Evelyn

Contributors dc:contributor

• Palencia-Roth, Michael

• Literature, Comparative
• Literature, Modern
• Literature, African
• Women's Studies

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1995 Ayodo, Awuor Evelyn

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

AAI9522077
(UMI)AAI9522077

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/20640