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MOSAIC OR DIASPORIC? POSTCOLONIAL RACE RENAISSANCE AND TRANSCULTURAL IDENTITY IN NGOZI CHIMAMANDA ADICHIE S AMERICANAH

. Oluchi Chris OKEUGO (PhD), Jane Onyinye OBIOHA & Muonagor Adaobi Constance


Abstract

Americanah, stands as a literary masterpiece exploring the complexities of transcultural identity within a postcolonial context. Mosaic or diasporic, represent different perspectives on multiculturalism. Mosaic suggests a society where various cultures coexist while maintaining their distinctiveness, while diasporic refers to the dispersion of a particular population across different geographical locations. This article engages on a re-reading of the novel's portrayal of the postcolonial race renaissance through the lens of transcultural identity. This paper will critically examine how Adichie's Americanah disrupts conventional narratives, foregrounding the struggles, conflicts, and evolution of identity in a globalized world, Postcolonial otherness is identified as an enduring solving solution to racism especially in the lives and the encounters of the immigrants at the diaspora .The subject of race renaissance and transcultural identity is elucidated in Americanah as social norms that are embarrassing to common gender. Drawing upon postcolonial literary theory, this article is an indicative undertaken on elucidation of how Adichie portrays racial rebirth of the African women in the diaspora as a solution to race challenge.

Keywords: Adichie Chimamanda, Americanah.  Diaspora, Postcolonial Theory, Race, Transcultural Identity

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