num_pages: 202
description:  Written by a fellow Ghanaian, this book examines the strengths of Aidoo's work and the evolution of her concerns as an artist and an activist from a perspective the author terms "polylectic" criticism--a "reading against neocolonialism."  While challenging Western reading habits, Odamtten's approach corrects earlier misreadings of Aidoo's works by fusing the strands of gender, history, ideology, and literary convention. 
language: English
title: The Art of Ama Ata Aidoo: Polylectics and Reading against Neocolonialism
titlecomplete: The Art of Ama Ata Aidoo: Polylectics and Reading against Neocolonialism
genres: Nonfiction
ratings_count: 4
publisher: University Press of Florida