The Politics of the Female Body : Postcolonial Women Writers /

Is it possible to simultaneously belong to and be exiled from a community? Arguing that it is possible, the author uncovers the ways that the female body becomes a site of both oppression and resistance. She reveals common political and feminist alliances across geographic boundaries.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Katrak, Ketu H.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, 2006.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Commonwealth
Frauenliteratur
Postkoloniale Literatur
Frau > Motiv
Postkolonialismus
Körper > Motiv
Women > Intellectual life.
Women in literature.
Women and literature.
Postcolonialism in literature.
Human body in literature.
Feminism and literature.
Commonwealth literature (English) > Women authors.
Commonwealth literature (English)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Women's Studies.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Femmes dans la litterature.
Corps humain dans la litterature.
Postcolonialisme dans la litterature.
Femmes et litterature > Pays en voie de developpement.
Femmes et litterature > Pays du Commonwealth.
Feminisme et litterature > Pays en voie de developpement.
Feminisme et litterature > Pays du Commonwealth.
Femmes > Pays en voie de developpement > Vie intellectuelle.
Femmes > Pays du Commonwealth > Vie intellectuelle.
Écrits de femme anglais du Commonwealth > Histoire et critique.
Litterature du Commonwealth (anglaise) > Histoire et critique.
Commonwealth literature (English) > History and criticism.
Women and literature > Developing countries.
Women and literature > Commonwealth countries.
Feminism and literature > Developing countries.
Feminism and literature > Commonwealth countries.
Women > Developing countries > Intellectual life.
Women > Commonwealth countries > Intellectual life.
Commonwealth literature (English) > Women authors > History and criticism.
Englisch.
Developing countries.
Commonwealth countries.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Is it possible to simultaneously belong to and be exiled from a community? Arguing that it is possible, the author uncovers the ways that the female body becomes a site of both oppression and resistance. She reveals common political and feminist alliances across geographic boundaries.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (328 pages).
ISBN:9780813539300

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