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A FOUCAULTIAN READING OF RESISTANCE IN CHINUA ACHEBE’S NOVEL "THINGS FALL APART "
Sarab Husian Khalaf
English Department /College of Education for Education for Women, Tikrit University
Rudaina Abdulrazzaq M. Saeed
English Department /College of Education for Education for Women, Tikrit University
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25130/lang.7.2.15
Keywords: Foucault, Resistance, Chinua, colonialism
Abstract
The field of cultural, human and literature has taken the entire study of the concept of resistance, as this concept is linked to the French theorist Michel Foucault. He asserts that power is what caused us to be in the place where we are now. There is no separation between resistance and power, both come through the other. Chinua Achebe is the greatest and most famous writer in African literature. He attempts to find an escape from the colonial turn that invaded African literature, The goal of Achebe's writings is to enable the African people to have pride in their history. His novel "Things Fall Apart" focused on showing the tragic situation of the people of Africa, the impact of colonialism on Africa, its history and culture, and how the colonialists tried to obliterate the African identity. The study aims to analyze the novel "Things Fall Apart" in the light of the Foucauldian concept of resistance and how the characters demonstrated the rejection of colonialism and its resistance in the novel.
