Dis/ability and postcolonial literature: Tsitsi Dangarembga’s Nervous Conditions

2. February 2022 / Anna von Rath

Representations of dis/ability run through the literature of every era. It seems to be a particularly useful narrative device for writers who address colonial contexts and their consequences. At the same time, depicting dis/abled characters allows these authors to question the social and potentially colonial construction of dis/ability.