Petrocapitalism, displacement, and (im)mobilities in Imbolo Mbue’s How Beautiful We Were
In this article, I analyse the movement of human and nonhuman bodies in Imbolo Mbue’s How Beautiful We Were (2021). I argue that the depiction of the environmental and social damage caused by oil extraction in the novel resists the dominant discourse of the Anthropocene by refusing to universalise...
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| Main Author: | Katarzyna Więckowska |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Afrikaans |
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Tydskrif vir Letterkunde Association
2025-04-01
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| Series: | Tydskrif vir Letterkunde |
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| Online Access: | https://letterkunde.africa/article/view/18794 |
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