Teaching the African Novel Garth M. Massey The first part of the

The first part of the volume features essays on theory and on representation

Incorporating the best insights from his own career and from the fields of canonical criticism

What role do the media have in creating the conditions for atrocities such as the Rwandan Genocide

and films and television

including television

Teaching the African Novel Garth M. Massey The first part of theWhat is the African novel, and how should it be taught? The twenty three essays of this volume address these two questions and in the process convey a wealth of information and ideas about the diverse regions, peoples, nations, languages, and writers of the African continent. Topics include Ngugi wa Thiong'o's favoring of indigenous languages and literary traditions over European; the special place of Marxism in African letters; the influence of