Decolonising gender: literature and a poetics of the real
Auteur :
Rooney, Caroline
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9781138010604
Date de publication :
17 juil. 2014
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
385 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Through examination of the functions of language and cross-cultural readings of literature - from African queer reading to postcolonial Shakespeare - Rooney explores current ideas of performativity in literature and language, and negotiates a path between feminist theory’s common pitfalls of essentialism and constructivism.