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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... masters even if their identity has changed ; the vessel commissioned " to take the coffin twenty miles out and sink ... master narrative , perhaps because , like scholars , they recognize that memory is essential in the process of ...
... masters even if their identity has changed ; the vessel commissioned " to take the coffin twenty miles out and sink ... master narrative , perhaps because , like scholars , they recognize that memory is essential in the process of ...
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... masters of her labor . She represents the many courageous slaves who were not deterred by the punishment that awaited them if caught . For her " contumacious conduct , ” she was put in the stocks , and from there , contrary to Christ ...
... masters of her labor . She represents the many courageous slaves who were not deterred by the punishment that awaited them if caught . For her " contumacious conduct , ” she was put in the stocks , and from there , contrary to Christ ...
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... masters and slaves , a system that hinged on the open and systematic exploitation of chattel labor and where the typical plantation estates were run like armed military camps based on the psychology of fear . It was a society where ...
... masters and slaves , a system that hinged on the open and systematic exploitation of chattel labor and where the typical plantation estates were run like armed military camps based on the psychology of fear . It was a society where ...
Table des matières
A CounterHistory of Discovery and Colonization | 19 |
Memory and Women Bodies and History | 45 |
Memory and Resistance | 74 |
Droits d'auteur | |
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