Blogging as a Tool of Feminist Empowerment in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Americanah

Abstract

[eng] Today’s feminism’s claims of intersectionality are questionable. Although more women are starting to raise their voice against sexist and racist oppressions and injustices, non-white women are certainly less acknowledged within mainstream feminism. This paper studies how blogging has contributed to the rise of a more intersectional feminism by scrutinizing Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s third novel, Americanah (2013), with the objective to examine the protagonist’s blog posts. These posts trace her evolution from assimilation to hybridity as a tool of resistance and social critique. The analysis considers the works of renowned feminist activists and writers to explore the reality of non-white women’s oppressions and disregard in Western feminism.