36th Annual Student Research Conference
Colonialism and Identity in Season of Migration to the North
Joseph V. Spaulding
Dr. Hena Ahmad, Faculty Mentor
Tayeb Salih's novel Season of Migration to the North was first published in 1966. Mustafa Sa'eed, a Sudanese man who has spent years studying and living in Europe, returns to his home village on the banks of the Nile. We learn about Mustafa's past relationships with European women and his involvement in violent acts against them through his interactions with other villagers and his eventual confession to an unnamed narrator.
Identity, cultural clash, colonialism, and gender relations are all explored in the novel. It criticizes traditional patriarchal structures within Sudanese society while challenging Western stereotypes about Africa and its people.
Tayeb Salih's Season of Migration to the North challenges Western stereotypes about Africa while also criticizing traditional patriarchal structures within Sudanese society through its exploration of cultural identity, gender relations, and colonialism.
Keywords: Identity , Cultural, gender , Africa , Society, European , Village
Topic(s):Geography
English
Middle Eastern Studies
Presentation Type: Oral Presentation
Session: 306-6
Location: SUB 3202
Time: 2:30