Accommodating the Third Space in a Fourth Society: BDAFRICA, a groundbreaking source for the analysis of African Literature Reception in Spain
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María Remedios Fernández-Ruiz, Gloria Corpas Pastor and Miriam Seghiri, Accommodating the Third Space in a Fourth Society: BDAFRICA, a groundbreaking source for the analysis of African Literature Reception in Spain, International Journal of Iberian Studies, 31, 2018, 97 - 116Abstract:
Inherent features of African postcolonial literature have hampered reception quan-
tification, which is even more often neglected in countries with limited experience
of African decolonization processes. This has been exemplified through the Spanish
case, where there was no quantitative data available to report on current recep-
tion trends. Hence, by exploiting the BDAFRICA database, a relevant specialized
bibliographical research tool, we have provided an unparalleled study that covers 42
years of African literature reception in Spain (1972–2014). The methods described
in this paper are descriptive. Quantitative information that is subject to a descriptive
analysis has been selected from BDAFRICA. The results provide clear evidence of
the sustained increase in the production of African fiction books and offer academia
unparalleled data, thereby opening the door to manifold research lines.
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bibliographical database, BDAFRICA, descriptive statistics, book market reception, African postcolonial literature, postcolonial translationDOI:
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