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The Art of Ama Ata Aidoo: Polylectics and Reading against Neocolonialism
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1995
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Literary TheoryAfrican LiteratureColonialismAma Ata AidooDecolonialityOrientalismSocial SciencesComparative LiteratureLiterary CriticismArt CriticismLanguage StudiesGeopoliticsLiterary StudyPost-colonial CriticismAfrican ArtsEarlier MisreadingsLiterary HistoryHumanitiesAfrocentricityAnti-imperialism
Examines the works of African writer Ama Ata Aidoo, assessing the evolution of her concerns as an artist and an activist from a perspective the author terms polylectic criticism. While challenging Western reading habits, Odamtten's approach corrects earlier misreadings of Aidoo's works.