Author Description
Black Women Writing And Identity Is An Exciting Work By One Of The Most Imaginative And Acute Writers Around. The Book Explores A Complex And Fascinating Set Of Interrelated Issues, Establishing The Significance Of Such Wide-ranging Subjects As: * Re-mapping, Re-naming And Cultural Crossings * Tourist Ideologies And Playful World Travelling * Gender, Heritage And Identity * African Women's Writing And Resistance To Domination * Marginality, Effacement And Decentering * Gender, Language And The Politics Of Location Carole Boyce-davies Is At The Forefront Of Attempts To Broaden The Discourse Surrounding The Representation Of And By Black Women And Women Of Colour. Black Women Writing And Identity Represents An Extraordinary Achievement In This Field, Taking Our Understanding Of Identity, Location And Representation To New Levels.
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THE THESIS
This work investigates the complex intersections of identity, location, and representation within the literary output of Black women and women of color. Author Carole Boyce Davies, a prominent scholar in postcolonial and gender studies, utilizes a multidisciplinary framework to challenge traditional academic boundaries. By analyzing how writers navigate cultural crossings and resistance to domination, she constructs a critical methodology that centers the voices of marginalized subjects in global discourse.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Analysis of re-mapping and re-naming as strategies for cultural reclamation.
- Examination of tourist ideologies and the concept of playful world travelling.
- Exploration of the politics of location and gendered language.
- Case studies on African women's writing and resistance to systemic effacement.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Scholars and critics recognize this text as a foundational contribution to the discourse on Black feminist literary theory and postcolonial identity. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which serves to advance the field's understanding of intersectional representation.
Page Count:
240
Publication Date:
2002-01-01
Publisher:
Routledge
ISBN-10:
020320140X
ISBN-13:
9780203201404
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