Poetry and cultural identity in F. T. Pacéré’s writing: from identity affirmation to universal humanism
My concern is the socio-cultural characteristics of F. T. Pacéré’s poetry and their aesthetic and semantic structuring role. Pacéré’s poetry is not just about identity affirmation; it is also about being open to the world, namely other people and other cultures. Through this, it seeks to achieve un...
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doaj-434ba724d04e4f77aa102eee515967892020-11-25T01:10:24ZafrTydskrif vir Letterkunde AssociationTydskrif vir Letterkunde0041-476X2309-90702019-08-01441Poetry and cultural identity in F. T. Pacéré’s writing: from identity affirmation to universal humanismGeorges Sawadogo0University of Koudougou My concern is the socio-cultural characteristics of F. T. Pacéré’s poetry and their aesthetic and semantic structuring role. Pacéré’s poetry is not just about identity affirmation; it is also about being open to the world, namely other people and other cultures. Through this, it seeks to achieve universal humanism. I conclude my study by arguing that like the Burkinabè written poetry of the 1970s, Pacéré’s poetry operates on a double dialogic and dialectic process, as required by the negritude movement: rooting in his native culture and openness to the world. https://journals.assaf.org.za/index.php/tvl/article/view/6870poetryidentityculturehumanism |
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Poetry and cultural identity in F. T. Pacéré’s writing: from identity affirmation to universal humanism |
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Poetry and cultural identity in F. T. Pacéré’s writing: from identity affirmation to universal humanism |
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Poetry and cultural identity in F. T. Pacéré’s writing: from identity affirmation to universal humanism |
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poetry and cultural identity in f. t. pacéré’s writing: from identity affirmation to universal humanism |
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Tydskrif vir Letterkunde Association |
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My concern is the socio-cultural characteristics of F. T. Pacéré’s poetry and their aesthetic and semantic structuring role. Pacéré’s poetry is not just about identity affirmation; it is also about being open to the world, namely other people and other cultures. Through this, it seeks to achieve universal humanism. I conclude my study by arguing that like the Burkinabè written poetry of the 1970s, Pacéré’s poetry operates on a double dialogic and dialectic process, as required by the negritude movement: rooting in his native culture and openness to the world.
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