ECOLOGICAL IMPERIALISM IN YVONNE OWUOR DUST NGŨGĨ WA THIONG'O’S PETALS OF BLOOD

Anthonia, Eguvwebere Adanma

International Review of Humanities Studies
Vol. 8, No. 1

Modern African Literature grew out of the need for re-identification and reevaluation of the African cultural heritage. Despite that, colonialism and its legacies continue to have a powerful and lasting impact in Africa. Using two literary texts from East Africa, Kenya, reflecting post-colonial and neo-colonial eras, this study examines the validity of the continuation of Ecological Imperialism in Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o's Petals of Blood (1977) and Owuor Yvonne Adhiambo's Dust (2013). An analytical appraisal of the texts reveals that the post/neocolonial nation-state, far from embodying the new hope of the masses, is a replica of the colonial master's political system negating the history of its people and perpetuating colonial authority and legacies.