A Decolonial Feminist Reading of Nervous Conditions

This paper explores Tsitsi Dangarembga’s novel Nervous Conditions through the lenses of postcolonialism and decolonial feminism, focusing on the intersection of colonialism, missionarization, and gender oppression. It examines how African women face dual subjugation under colonial rule and indigenous patriarchy, a concept often termed “double colonization”. Drawing on Frantz