Wangari wa Thiong'o

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Person
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ngugi_wa_Thiong'o
gptkbp:affiliated_with gptkb:University_of_California,_Irvine
gptkb:University_of_California,_Los_Angeles
gptkb:University_of_Nairobi
gptkb:University_of_Dar_es_Salaam
gptkb:University_of_Massachusetts_Amherst
gptkbp:associated_with Literary criticism
Environmental activism
Women's rights advocacy
African literature
Postcolonial literature
Cultural criticism
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Jomo_Kenyatta_Prize_for_Literature
gptkb:Nairobi_Literature_Prize
gptkbp:birth_date 1938
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Kenya
gptkbp:children gptkb:Wambui_wa_Thiong'o
gptkb:Wanjiru_wa_Thiong'o
gptkb:Wanjiku_wa_Thiong'o
gptkbp:death_date gptkb:2018
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Kenya
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Author
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wangari wa Thiong'o
gptkbp:influenced Cultural studies
Environmental studies
Gender studies
Postcolonial studies
Social movements
African writers
Literature in Africa
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Ngũgĩ_wa_Thiong'o
gptkbp:known_for Advocacy for social justice
Critique of colonialism
Exploration of identity
Exploration of culture
Promotion of environmental sustainability
Exploration of history
Exploration of politics
Promotion of indigenous languages
gptkbp:language gptkb:Gikuyu
gptkbp:nationality Kenyan
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Petals_of_Blood
gptkb:The_Devil_on_the_Cross
gptkb:Decolonising_the_Mind
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:political_movement
gptkb:Author
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Ngũgĩ_wa_Thiong'o