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L’excision et conséquences: Une lecture womaniste de Tu t’Appelleras Tanga de Calixthe Beyala
Abstract
In the traditional Africa, the woman is seen as a being without voice. She is prone to all sorts of exploitation and oppression. She is depersonalised and abandoned. Excision is one of the topics treated by the African writers of which the woman is a victim. It is a painful practice that psychologically and physically traumatises the victims. It is a barbaric practice which poses danger to women. The aim of this study is to criticise excision which is a practice that corrodes the African society. It is a degrading and an oppressive practice. Calixthe Beyala, being a writer criticises and thrashes certain patriarchal institutions that are obstacles to the emancipation and the growth of the African woman of which excision is one of them. This study will hinge on the theory of womanism especially that of Chikwenye Okonjo Ogunyemi with a view to making a deep analysis of the subject in question.