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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... woman in American history : " she has been credited with superhuman qualities of generosity and devotion , but she has also been charged - in public print — with almost every crime known to man ( Part I 90 ) . Cliff demythologizes this ...
... woman in American history : " she has been credited with superhuman qualities of generosity and devotion , but she has also been charged - in public print — with almost every crime known to man ( Part I 90 ) . Cliff demythologizes this ...
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... woman , " the portrait of a matronly , albeit beautiful , black woman reproduced in Kaledin's book . In contrast to the serene " L. S. , " Scheherezade is defiant , determined to be heard and known . Cliff's representation illustrates ...
... woman , " the portrait of a matronly , albeit beautiful , black woman reproduced in Kaledin's book . In contrast to the serene " L. S. , " Scheherezade is defiant , determined to be heard and known . Cliff's representation illustrates ...
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... woman . During this period , she meets Mrs. Stevens , a white woman whose transgressions against ideological boundaries brought about her confinement , which in turn precipitated the madness that has allowed her to live in filth for ...
... woman . During this period , she meets Mrs. Stevens , a white woman whose transgressions against ideological boundaries brought about her confinement , which in turn precipitated the madness that has allowed her to live in filth for ...
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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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