The Zimbabwean liberation war: contesting representations of nation and nationalism in historical fiction.
This article examines the array of macro and micro historical factors that stirred historical agency in the 1970s war against colonial settlerism as depicted in selected liberation war fiction. This war eventually led to a negotiated independence in April 1980. Historical fiction in the early 1980s...
| Publicado en: | Literator Vol. 31; no. 1; pp. 147 - 174 |
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| Formato: | Literary Criticism |
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African Online Scientific Information System PTY LTD
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=60227850&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 60227850 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 02582279 G1C jtl: Literator issn: 02582279 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Apr2010 vid: 31 iid: 1 pid: 56831 pub: African Online Scientific Information System PTY LTD artinfo: ui: 60227850 10.4102/lit.v31i1.41 ppf: 147 ppct: 27 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P size: 278KB tig: atl: The Zimbabwean liberation war: contesting representations of nation and nationalism in historical fiction. aug: au: Muwati, I. Mutasa, D. E. Bopape, M. L. affil: Department of African Languages Unisa PRETORIA Department of Corporate Affairs Unisa PRETORIA su: Historical fiction Zimbabwean fiction Liberty Nationalism Zimbabwe sug: subj: Zimbabwe Historical fiction Zimbabwean fiction Liberty Nationalism keyword: historical fiction nation nationalism Zimbabwean liberation war geskiedenisfiksie nasie nasionalisme Zimbabwiese vryheidsoorlog ab: This article examines the array of macro and micro historical factors that stirred historical agency in the 1970s war against colonial settlerism as depicted in selected liberation war fiction. This war eventually led to a negotiated independence in April 1980. Historical fiction in the early 1980s is characterised by an abundance of fictional images that give expression to the macrofactors, while historical fiction in the late 1980s onwards parades a plethora of images which prioritise the microhistorical factors. Against this background, the article problematises the discussion of these factors within the context of postindependence Zimbabwean politics. It argues that the contesting representations of macro- and microfactors in historical fiction on the war symbolise the protean and fluid discourse on nation and nationalism in the Zimbabwean polity. Definitions and interpretations of nation and nationalism are at the centre of Zimbabwean politics, because they are linked to the protracted liberation war against colonialism and the politics of hegemony in the state. Macrofactors express and endorse an official view of nationalism and nation. On the other hand, microfactors problematise and contest the narrow appropriation of nation and nationalism by advocating multiple perspectives on the subject in order to subvert and counter the elite hegemony. Hierdie artikel ondersoek die reeks makro- en mikrofaktore in die geskiedenis wat die sentiment teen die koloniste laat draai het soos dit in geselekteerde romans uit die bevrydingstyd uitgebeeld word. Hierdie oorlog het in April 1980 uiteindelik tot 'n onderhandelde skikking gelei. Historiese fiksie uit die vroeë tagtigerjare word gekenmerk deur 'n oorvloed fiksionele beelde van die makrofaktore, terwyl die fiksie uit die laat tagtigerjare en daarna 'n veelheid beelde van die mikrofaktore beklemtoon. Teen hierdie agtergrond bevraagteken die artikel die debat oor hierdie faktore binne die konteks van die Zimbabwiese politiek na onafhanklikheid. Ons betoog dat die botsende representasies van die makro- en mikrofaktore in die historiese fiksie oor die oorlog die veranderlikheid en vloeibaarheid van die diskoers oor die nasie en oor nasionalisme in Zimbabwe simboliseer. Definisies en interpretasies van nasie en nasionalisme staan sentraal in die Zimbabwiese politiek, omdat hulle verbind word met die uitgerekte bevrydingsoorlog en die politiek van staatshegemonie. Makrofaktore druk 'n amptelike beskouing van nasionalisme en die nasie uit en onderskryf dit ook. Andersyds problematiseer mikrofaktore die eng toeëiening van die nasie en nasionalisme, want dit druk veelvuldige perspektiewe op die onderwerp uit wat die hegemonie van die elite teenwerk en ondermyn. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Literary Criticism src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Copyright of Literator is the property of African Online Scientific Information System PTY LTD and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. item: Literator holder: African Online Scientific Information System PTY LTD dt: @attributes: year: 2010 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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