{"id":6548,"date":"2024-03-31T18:13:32","date_gmt":"2024-03-31T17:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icertpublication.com\/?page_id=6548"},"modified":"2024-04-12T01:35:39","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T00:35:39","slug":"elegy-as-self-eulogy-a-deconstructive-analysis-of-nana-asmaus-elegy-for-bello","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/icertpublication.com\/index.php\/shodh-sari-2\/shodh-sari-vol-3-issue-2\/elegy-as-self-eulogy-a-deconstructive-analysis-of-nana-asmaus-elegy-for-bello\/","title":{"rendered":"Elegy as Self-Eulogy: A Deconstructive Analysis of Nana Asma\u2019u\u2019s \u201cElegy for Bello\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Elegy as Self-Eulogy: A Deconstructive Analysis of Nana Asma\u2019u\u2019s \u201cElegy for Bello\u201d<\/span><\/p>


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Harun, Isa Bin <\/span><\/p>

Department of European Languages, Kano State College of Education and Preliminary Studies, P.M.B. 3145, Airport Road, Sabon Gari, Kano State, Nigeria<\/span><\/p>


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Abstract<\/span><\/p>

This paper offers a deconstructive reading of Nana Asma\u2019u\u2019s \u201cElegy for Bello\u201d as the reflection of her own personal life. The virtues she extols for the deceased on the surface meaning of the text turn to be interpreted as self-admiration of her own personal characters and qualities. Derrida\u2019s Deconstructive theory, then, provides other perspectives upon which to interpret the poem. An Elegy in this sense then turns to be read as a Semi-Autobiography; the persona does celebrate her personal values and establish her identity to the reader. People interpret themselves simply through mirroring themselves by eulogizing other people. Whatever one says about others returns to claim their position in them.    <\/span><\/p>


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Keywords:<\/span> Elegy, Eulogy, Dirge.<\/span><\/p>


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Impact Statement <\/span><\/p>

The impact of this research is to vindicate the literary practice in Northern Nigeria which exists since before the colonials introduce Western Education in the region. The research also establishes the dexterity of Islamicaly educated women, like Nana Asma\u2019u who had her education not from the conventional university, but from her parents and siblings. This research encourages African women to actively participate in literary creative critical endeavour.<\/span><\/p>

The article, <\/span>Elegy as Self-Eulogy: A Deconstructive Analysis of Nana Asma\u2019u\u2019s \u201cElegy for Bello\u201d<\/span> offers an interpretation of the poem as a reflection of the poet\u2019s virtues. The poem is primary a dirge for the death of her brother, Sultan Bello, but this paper provides a different perspective of the work using Derrida\u2019s deconstructive model as the theoretical framework.    <\/span><\/p>


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Author\u2019s Profile<\/span><\/p>

Name: Isa Bin Harun<\/span><\/p>

Qualification: MA English Literature<\/span><\/p>

Institution: Kano State College of Education and Preliminary Studies (KASCEPS), P.M.B. 3145, Airport Road, Kano State, Nigeria<\/span><\/p>

Department: department of English and European Languages<\/span><\/p>

Rank: Lecturer II<\/span><\/p>


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Conferences and Seminars:<\/span> \u201cAnalysis of Errors in the Use of Simple Past in the Essays of NCE 1 one Students in Some Selected Colleges of Education in Kano\u201d<\/span>, presented on June 20, 2022at a seminar at Aminuddeed College of Education, Kano State Nigeria; <\/span>\u201cThe Influence of Social Media on the Academic Performance of Literature-in-English Students in Kano State: A Case Study of Federal College of Education, Kano; Kano State College of Education and Preliminary Studies, Kano, and Aminuddeen College of Education, Kano\u201d, <\/span>a<\/span> <\/span>College Seminar presented on  February 9, 2024 at Kano State College of Education and Preliminary Studies (KASCEPS), Kano State, Nigeria;<\/span> \u201cPolitical Egomaniac: A Deconstructive Reading of J. P. Clark\u2019s <\/span>A Reed in the Tide<\/span>\u201d<\/span> a One Day Multidisciplinary International Conference on Contemporary Global Challenges and Opportunities in Education, Languages, Sciences and Humanities held on January 15, 2023 by the Department of English, I.N.M. PG College Meerut and ICERT; <\/span>\u201cElegy as Self-Eulogy: A Deconstructive Analysis of Nana Asma\u2019u\u2019s \u2018Elegy for Bello\u2019\u201d<\/span> at the One Day International Multidisciplinary Conference on \u201cRecent Advances in Science & Engineering, Humanities and Social Sciences towards Sustainability\u201d on UN International Day of Women and Girls in Sciences, February 11, 2024, at MM.D.S.D. College, Ambala City Haryana India, jointly organized with ICERT. <\/span><\/p>

Publication: <\/span>\u201cThe Influence of Social Media on the Academic Performance of Literature-in-English Students in Kano State: A Case Study of Federal College of Education, Kano; Kano State College of Education and Preliminary Studies, Kano, and Aminuddeen College of Education, Kano\u201d<\/span> Published on November 14, 2023, in Scholars International Journal of Linguistics and Literature, DOI: 10.36348\/sijil.2023.v06i11.001. <\/span><\/p>


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