Protest, Erotism, and Subversive Innuendo: 'Radical Rudeness' Poetics in Stella Nyanzi's No Roses from My Mouth

Protest, Erotism, and Subversive Innuendo: 'Radical Rudeness' Poetics in Stella Nyanzi's No Roses from My Mouth

This article identifies the trope of impoliteness, otherwise called 'radical rudeness', in Stella Nyanzi's collection of poetry, No Roses from My Mouth. When does impoliteness or sarcasm become radical rudeness? I argue that Nyanzi harnesses the aesthetics of radical rudeness to caric...

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Published in:Current writing Vol. 35; no. 2; pp. 132 - 142
Main Author: Akingbe, Niyi
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Routledge 03-07-2023
Subjects:
Cyberactivism
dissident sexualities
impoliteness
protest
radical rudeness poetics
Stella Nyanzi
Ugandan poet
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Summary:This article identifies the trope of impoliteness, otherwise called 'radical rudeness', in Stella Nyanzi's collection of poetry, No Roses from My Mouth. When does impoliteness or sarcasm become radical rudeness? I argue that Nyanzi harnesses the aesthetics of radical rudeness to caricature the tyranny of Yoweri Museveni's dictatorship in Uganda. The article argues, further, that Nyanzi took the risk of juxtaposing the individual and collective, the personal and the public, towards her commitment to the dismantling of the complexities of tyranny in her home country.
ISSN:1013-929X
2159-9130
DOI:10.1080/1013929X.2023.2251294