Literature in general is a reflection of the life of the people, individuals, communities and societies. African American writers have engaged in a creative literary writing and explore identity, fragmentation, hardships and sufferings of the African descents in America. The history of African-Americans has been a paradox of incredible triumph in the face of tremendous human tragedy. The present study will examine the black experience in white America in late 19th century as well as through the twentieth
demerits associated with land fragmentation, this phenomenon is still wide spread in
universal truth. In literature it broke away from traditional modes of writing. It questioned all previously believed norms and standards. “Postmodernism . . . denies the existence of any ultimate principles, and it lacks the optimism of there being a scientific, philosophical, or religious truth which will explain everything for everybody” (Mojgan 2). Postmodernism rejected modernist search for coherence. Intellectuals after the World War II became doubtful
adjustment to the transformation of Western society. Specific theories and premises that emerged during that time stimulated people’s mind and imagination, promting them to abandon old convetions and create something new. The main focus of Modernist literature is on metaphysics, which is caused by a sense of dread towards a cultural crisis. Postmodernism is a reaction to Modernism and it rejects and challenges almost every notion established by Modernism, but it also adopts and transforms some of them
of portraying Arab women in war trauma. For example, fragmentation of time is a technique that conveys the idea of vicious time circle. The time shift from the present to the past and vice versa emphasizes the sense of no progress at the time of war trauma. All the events are an extension of the traumatic event. Fragmentation of time results in fragmentation of place as a representation of instability and estrangement. Another fragmentation is the multiple narrative voices technique which is called
What do these things have in common? They are themes that many authors use in modern literature, or modernism. What is modernism? The term is derived from the Latin “modo”, meaning “just now” (Mastin). Used in literature, it was a deliberate philosophical and practical estrangement or divergence from the past, taking form in any various innovative movements and styles. It was a general movement in literature that stressed newness and stylistic innovations to reflect modern life (World Book Encyclopedia
The English literature was moulded through the epochal seasonings of its tip to toe introspection and contemplation. Each era marks their signature before it leaving behind the cultural, scientific, political innovations and contributions to the sprouting generation. Modernism emerged as a timely necessity which eventually reflected the complexity of urban life superficially but as the rejection of history and substitution of a mythical past. It is also said to be as the product of intellectual crisis
consciousness. Indeed , modernist works attempted to rebel against the corrupted modern world, shake the sensibilities of the reader, and depart from traditional literary styles. As such, modernist literature embodies the experimentation with new literary styles and psychological themes. In literature, the
Land Fragmentation and Agricultural Productivity and Implication for Food Security in Africa Introduction It is projected that by the year 2050 the global population will grow by 2.3 billion surpassing a 9 billion mark (FAO, 2009, AGRA, 2013). The fastest growth is expected to come from Sub-Saharan Africa region with expected growth in excess of 114% (FAO 2009). Increased population implies increase pressure on limited natural capital resources including land and water. Consequently, market demand
many critics. Modernism tended to break the usual patterns of the ways of thinking, offering new approaches to the regular subjects and demonstrated the rapid pace of the social transformation. This movement affected all the art forms, including literature and film industry. Even though the time when people unequivocally resorted to modernism has already passed, the contemporary artworks still refer to its technics when it comes to the depiction