Vol 5, No 3 (2009)

Table of Contents

Introduction to Special Issue on East African Literature

Introduction: Eastern African Literary and Intellectual Landscapes
Dan Ojwang
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Articles

Hip-Hop Literature: a case study from the new Kenyan literary scene
Aurelie Marion Journo
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Refusing to Tell: Gender, Postcolonialism, and Withholding in M.G. Vassanji's The Book of Secrets
Alison Toron
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History, Nation, Ghetto: Kenyan Women's Literature and the Ethics of Responsibility
Marie Kruger
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"Young man, you keep insisting that this is your thing, and what should your fellow men seduce?": Sex, HIV/AIDS and Tribal Politics in the Benga of Okatch Biggy
Tom Michael Mboya
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Feminization of the Ugandan Nation in John Ruganda's The Floods, The Burdens and Black Mamba
Chris J.C Wasike
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The Body as a Figurative Code in Luo Popular Culture, Vernacular Literature, and Systems of Thought
Benjamin M. O. Odhoji
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Three Children's Critical Perspectives on Aspects of the Contemporary East African Social 'Web of Relationships': Uwem Akpan's Say You're One of Them
Adrian Knapp
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Book Reviews

Spatial Politics in the Postcolonial Novel
Dave Gunning
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Island Paradise: The Myth
Harshana Sassanka Rambukwella
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Erna Brodber's The Rainmaker's Mistake
Curdella Forbes
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Poetry, Fiction, Drama

Recent Poetry of JKS Makokha
JKS Makokha
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