This pioneering study surveys nineteenth- and twentieth-century narratives of the West Indies written by white women, English and Creole. It introduces a fascinating wealth of relatively unknown material and constitutes a timely interrogation of the supposed homogeneity of Caribbean discourse, especially with regard to 'race' and gender.
This pioneering study surveys nineteenth- and twentieth-century narratives of the West Indies written by white women, English and Creole. It introduces a fascinating wealth of relatively unknown material and constitutes a timely interrogation of the supposed homogeneity of Caribbean discourse, especially with regard to 'race' and gender.
Evelyn O'Callaghan is a senior lecturer in English at the University of the West Indies, Barbados. Her publications include Woman Version: Theoretical Approaches to West Indian Fiction by Women (1993). She recently edited an early Antiguan novel, With Silent Tread by Frieda Cassin (2002).
Inhaltsangabe
1. Introduction 2. Defamiliarizing 'The Mistress':Representations of White Women in the West Indies 3. 'This is Another World':Travel Narratives, Women and the Construction of Tropical Landscape 4. A Female 'El Dorado' 5. Narratives of Tainted Empire 6. Colonial Discourse and the Subaltern's Voice
1. Introduction 2. Defamiliarizing 'The Mistress':Representations of White Women in the West Indies 3. 'This is Another World':Travel Narratives, Women and the Construction of Tropical Landscape 4. A Female 'El Dorado' 5. Narratives of Tainted Empire 6. Colonial Discourse and the Subaltern's Voice
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