Orality and the Writing Lesson: The Work of Vernacular Intellectuals

Setting off from Eileen Julien’s work on orality and the African novel, this essay takes the question of the relation between writing and oral expressions a step further by exploring how, in the hands of “vernacular” intellectuals, the oral became inseparable from writing. Writing enabled orality to...

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Vydané v:	Research in African literatures Ročník 55; číslo 3; s. 38 - 49
Hlavný autor:	Gikandi, Simon
Médium:	Journal Article
Jazyk:	English
Vydavateľské údaje:	Bloomington Indiana University Press 22.09.2025
Predmet:	African literature Alienation Colonialism Cultural heritage Culture Decolonization History Intellectuals Irele, Abiola (1936-2017) Literacy Literary history Novels Oral tradition Public sphere Social aspects Spoken written language relationship Traditions Writing Africa
ISSN:	0034-5210, 1527-2044, 1527-2044
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Shrnutí:	Setting off from Eileen Julien’s work on orality and the African novel, this essay takes the question of the relation between writing and oral expressions a step further by exploring how, in the hands of “vernacular” intellectuals, the oral became inseparable from writing. Writing enabled orality to enter the colonial public sphere; conversely, writing needed orality to assert its Africanness.
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ISSN:	0034-5210 1527-2044 1527-2044
DOI:	10.2979/ral.00070