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Literator (Potchefstroom. Online)
On-line version ISSN 2219-8237
Print version ISSN 0258-2279
Abstract
SHOBER, Dianne. Ecofeminist invitations in the works of Sindiwe Magona. Literator [online]. 2017, vol.38, n.1, pp.1-10. ISSN 2219-8237. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/lit.v38i1.1392.
The global challenges of environmental devastation and gender-based injustice require a multifocal approach in appropriating effective solutions. While acknowledging the effectual endeavours initiated through the social and natural sciences to counteract these areas of degradation, this paper offers another field of potential mediation: ecofeminist literary criticism. Through its interrogation of selected works by the black South African writer, Sindiwe Magona, it seeks to reveal the value of literature as a tool to counteract destructive political and patriarchal rhetorical paradigms, which have served to oppress nature and women and, through ecofeminist discourse, mitigate lasting global change.