Schooling during the colonial period: A vision from African women writers

  • Elena Cuasante Fernández Universidad de Cádiz
Keywords: school, woman, literature, colonization, identity

Abstract

During the colonial domination of the black continent, schools played a decisive role, being an active agent for the so well known “civilising mission” of the local population. Despite being a topic that is widely studied by historians and literary critics in Africa, there is a lack of research on the cultural and identity clash that the access to schools had for the female population. In this study we will analyse and give voice to this forgotten past of history. To do so we will take into account the few works dealing with the matter and will employ the first literary works written by women in Africa.

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Elena Cuasante Fernández, Universidad de Cádiz

Linea de invesitigación: literatura negro-africana de lengua francesa

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Published
2022-06-03
How to Cite
Cuasante Fernández E. (2022). Schooling during the colonial period: A vision from African women writers. Thélème. Revista Complutense de Estudios Franceses, 37(1), 111-117. https://doi.org/10.5209/thel.79707