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Interrogating the repressive voice of patriarchy: Analysis of Ama Ata Aidoo’s story, “The Girl Who Can”
International Journal of Political Science and Governance · 2024 · Vol. 6(1) · pp. 01–02
Rituparna Chakraborty✉(Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute)
Abstract
This paper seeks to interrogate the repressive voice in a patriarchal society. In Ama Ata Aidoo’s “The Girl who can”, the struggle of African woman in postcolonial African society is portrayed. The paper tries to unravel the struggles across the generations and education is deemed as the only tool to combat those inequalities. The research methodology includes close reading of the text.
Gender, Education, and Development IssuesAfrican cultural and philosophical studiesLiterary Theory and Cultural HermeneuticsPatriarchyGirlReading (process)Gender studiesSociologyLiteratureArtPolitical sciencePsychologyLaw
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