{"title":"Challenging Androcentric Conceptions of Nationalism: Reimagining Female Agency in Maaza Mengiste's Beneath the Lion's Gaze","authors":"N. Tembo","doi":"10.1080/18125441.2020.1780300","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Maaza Mengiste's Beneath the Lion's Gaze (London: Vintage, 2010) is a fictional reconstruction of the collapse of two ruthless regimes in Ethiopia: the monarchy of Emperor Haile Selassie and the subsequent socialist military junta called the Derg. The focus of this article is on Mengiste's narrative liberation strategies in the novel, and especially on how she inserts the role of women in nationalist processes. Drawing on insights from nationalist-feminist scholarship, the article examines the literary representations of female agency in the novel, highlighting the way feminist agency intersects with revolutionary nationalism.","PeriodicalId":41487,"journal":{"name":"Scrutiny2-Issues in English Studies in Southern Africa","volume":"25 1","pages":"24 - 35"},"PeriodicalIF":0.1000,"publicationDate":"2020-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/18125441.2020.1780300","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Scrutiny2-Issues in English Studies in Southern Africa","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/18125441.2020.1780300","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"0","JCRName":"LITERATURE","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract Maaza Mengiste's Beneath the Lion's Gaze (London: Vintage, 2010) is a fictional reconstruction of the collapse of two ruthless regimes in Ethiopia: the monarchy of Emperor Haile Selassie and the subsequent socialist military junta called the Derg. The focus of this article is on Mengiste's narrative liberation strategies in the novel, and especially on how she inserts the role of women in nationalist processes. Drawing on insights from nationalist-feminist scholarship, the article examines the literary representations of female agency in the novel, highlighting the way feminist agency intersects with revolutionary nationalism.
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scrutiny2 is a double blind peer-reviewed journal that publishes original manuscripts on theoretical and practical concerns in English literary studies in southern Africa, particularly tertiary education. Uniquely southern African approaches to southern African concerns are sought, although manuscripts of a more general nature will be considered. The journal is aimed at an audience of specialists in English literary studies. While the dominant form of manuscripts published will be the scholarly article, the journal will also publish poetry, as well as other forms of writing such as the essay, review essay, conference report and polemical position piece. This journal is accredited with the South African Department of Higher Education and Training.
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