African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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191 p, "[E]xplores the articulation of diasporic consciousness in two domains of post-colonial diaspora discourse: cultural critical theory and literature. Examined in the domain of cultural critical theory is a corpus of writings produced by Stuart Hall, Paul Gilroy, Kobena Mercer and Homi Bhabha. The literary texts examined are Buchi Emecheta's Second-Class Citizen, Joan Riley's The Unbelonging, Marlene Nourbese Philip's Harriet's Daughter, and Bharati Mukherjee's Jasmine." (author)
108 p., Investigate how contemporary fiction written by mixed race North American authors challenges theories of cultural and racial fluidity. Specifically looks at the works of Lawrence Hill, Shani Mootoo, and Danzy Senna, because their work uses similar conditions of hybridity in identity, through the lens of cultural performance. These authors represent my politics of an inclusionary mixed race theory by representing differences amongst themselves that resolve into a focus on language, as it reflects on mixed race literature.
Hodge candidly talks about her childhood, studies, life, etc. She also states that she writes about her cultural situation in the colonial era, but not as feminists take it. She also works for social advancement of women
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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245 p, Contents: What the twilight says -- The muse of history -- The Antilles: fragments of epic memory -- On Robert Lowell-- On Hemingway -- C.L.R. James -- The garden path: V.S. Naipaul -- Magic industry: Joseph Brodsky -- The master of the ordinary: Philip Larkin -- Ted Hughes -- Crocodile dandy: Les Murray -- The road taken: Robert Frost -- A letter to Chamoiseau -- Café Martinique: a story.
