First Blood: Menstrual Regulation and Murderous Rage in Nervous Conditions

This article analyzes how Tsitsi Dangarembga’s 1988 novel Nervous Conditions confounds femininity and fury in its explorations of racism and patriarchy in 1970s Rhodesia. To the extent that it is a story about Tambu seeking education to become upwardly mobile, Nervous Conditions is a cautionary tale...

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Vydané v:	Research in African literatures Ročník 55; číslo 2; s. 130 - 149
Hlavný autor:	Sharma, Ishanika
Médium:	Journal Article
Jazyk:	English
Vydavateľské údaje:	Bloomington Indiana University Press 22.06.2025
Predmet:	Ambiguity Anger Bildungsroman Blood Bullying Colonialism Criticism and interpretation Dangarembga, Tsitsi Discourses Education Females Femininity Feminism and literature Feminist literature Gender Menarche Menstrual regulation Menstruation Murders & murder attempts Novelists Novels Patriarchy Portrayals Postcolonialism Race Racism Rage Self determination Zimbabwe Rhodesia-pre-1979
ISSN:	0034-5210, 1527-2044, 1527-2044
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