Michelle Cliff's Novels: Piecing the Tapestry of Memory and HistoryP. Lang, 1999 - 199 pages At the center of Jamaican-born Michelle Cliff's novels is the exploration of the interplay between memory and history. Noraida Agosto examines Cliff's representation of memory as the part of history that has been suppressed because of its revolutionary potential. Memories of slave rebellions, for instance, were erased through omission from official historical accounts to discourage resistance among slaves. Cliff's novels are an attempt to recover these erased memories, which could generate resistance to modern oppressions. This recovery of devalued memories also entails a validation of non-elite beliefs, languages, and art forms in order to debunk dominant practices. |
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... Kitty's mother's death , but Dorothy realizes there can be no solidarity between them because Kitty " spoke to her maid exclusively , as if this would be her own loss entirely , not giving room at all to the fact that Dorothy had been ...
... Kitty's mother's death , but Dorothy realizes there can be no solidarity between them because Kitty " spoke to her maid exclusively , as if this would be her own loss entirely , not giving room at all to the fact that Dorothy had been ...
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... Kitty makes an effort to acquire a voice to rebel against racial and gender stereotypes . The outcome of Kitty's " rebellion " illustrates that the success and failure of resistance are not always easily gauged . Kitty's act fails ...
... Kitty makes an effort to acquire a voice to rebel against racial and gender stereotypes . The outcome of Kitty's " rebellion " illustrates that the success and failure of resistance are not always easily gauged . Kitty's act fails ...
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... Kitty defines Clare as white , but whereas her father's definition connects her to his world , Kitty's definition excludes her.3 Clare's desire to be accepted by her mother motivates many of her attitudes and actions . She converts the ...
... Kitty defines Clare as white , but whereas her father's definition connects her to his world , Kitty's definition excludes her.3 Clare's desire to be accepted by her mother motivates many of her attitudes and actions . She converts the ...
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A CounterHistory of Discovery and Colonization | 19 |
Memory and Women Bodies and History | 45 |
Memory and Resistance | 74 |
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