Construction of African Identity Through Poems: A Linguistic Exploration of Susan Akinkurolere’s My Black Brother and My Folks
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Culture, identity,, Yoruba, Africans, Poetry.Abstract
The concept of identity, especially in relation to black is not only a major preoccupation in African-American literature but also in typical African literature. Indeed, the concept has become issue of scholarly interest both in literature and linguistics. Despite this, it has been observed that an exploration a particular poet’s work based on identity, as portrayed in poems written at home
and abroad, has not received much attention. Consequently, this paper explores two poems from
an anthology of an emerging poet in Nigeria − Susan Akinkurolere, to emphasize and reiterate
soscio-cultural implications of identity construction from linguistic perspectives. It is therefore,
concluded that Africans are proud of their heritage, and they display identity and sense of
belongingness in their literature.
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