Literature as leverage to peace and sustainable development in the african context

Abstract

Abstract: Peace and sustainable development are hot topics these days. It is nearly impossible to set up a project without including hints of peace and sustainable development. In Africa, governments, Non-Governmental Organizations, International Organizations, investors, etc. all tend to insert some guidelines regarding peace and sustainability in their diverse plans and call upon the expertise of practitioners or scientists. Most set aside is art, mainly literature, which is allegedly deemed less influential than other scientific fields of study. Debunking such a tenet and zooming in on Ernest Hemingway, this essay uses meta- and neo-criticism to exhibit the unchallengeable role literature could play in securing peace and sustainable development in the African context. Keywords: Literature, peace, war, sustainability, global earming