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Vierke, Clarissa:
Boarding a Full Bus.
In: Matatu : Journal for African Culture and Society.
Vol. 51
(2020)
Issue 1
.
- pp. 94-117.
ISSN 1875-7421
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/18757421-05101001
Abstract in another language
This paper interrogates the notion of intervention in popular poetry. It takes the example of popular poetry from Dar es Salaam, which has so far not received much scholarly attention, since it can neither be classified as traditional nor avantgarde. The urban poets struggle to make ends meet, but regularly publish their poetry in the newspaper or through social media and organize themselves in networks. They often remain without a voice in their society, but, contrary to a romanticist perception of the downtrodden, also do not seem to do much to criticize the status quo. Rather than following patterns of postcolonial paradigms which reduce poetry to a political message, I will argue for the potential of the aesthetic experience of poetry, whose imagery stirs the imagination of alternative worlds. Taking the example of a poem by the a female poet, Bi Jalala Sikudhani, I will show how the poem offers alternative views on her lifeworld.
Further data
| Item Type: | Article in a journal |
|---|---|
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Keywords: | popular poetry; Swahili; aesthetic experience |
| Institutions of the University: | Faculties > Faculty of Languages and Literature > Professor Literatures in African Languages > Professor Literatures in African Languages - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Clarissa Vierke |
| Result of work at the UBT: | Yes |
| DDC Subjects: | 400 Language > 490 Other languages 800 Literature > 800 Literature, rhetoric, criticism 800 Literature > 890 Other literatures |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Jul 2024 12:09 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Jul 2024 12:09 |
| URI: | https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/90081 |