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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... readers ) that all she knows about homosexuality is the prejudices instilled in her as a child . When she repeats the question , this time aggressively , she seems to address the readers and compel them to listen to Harry / Harriet ...
... readers ) that all she knows about homosexuality is the prejudices instilled in her as a child . When she repeats the question , this time aggressively , she seems to address the readers and compel them to listen to Harry / Harriet ...
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... readers are seduced by the invitation to experience the excitement suggested by camouflage , conflict , and variety . The first chapter traps readers with suspense before plunging them suddenly into Patois in the second chapter . From ...
... readers are seduced by the invitation to experience the excitement suggested by camouflage , conflict , and variety . The first chapter traps readers with suspense before plunging them suddenly into Patois in the second chapter . From ...
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... readers to participate actively in the process of making meaning , and this activity serves as a reminder that texts are not finished products . Of course , readers have been conditioned to expect endings because traditional novels ...
... readers to participate actively in the process of making meaning , and this activity serves as a reminder that texts are not finished products . Of course , readers have been conditioned to expect endings because traditional novels ...
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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