Postcolonial African American female writers and their three-way battle against imperialism, canonization, and sexism : developing a new multicultural feminism / by Damion O. Lewis.
| Author/creator | Lewis, Damion O. |
| Other author | Deena, Seodial F. H. (Seodial Frank Hubert), 1956- |
| Other author | East Carolina University. Department of English. |
| Format | Theses and dissertations |
| Publication Info | [Greenville, N.C.] : East Carolina University, 2010. |
| Description | 96 pages : digital, PDF file |
| Supplemental Content | Access via ScholarShip |
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| Summary | Female writers continue to remind us of the differences between themselves and males and the separate struggles they face. For a woman, the task of liberation through writing must include also a thrash against the establishment created by male power, in this case, white-male power. Writings by women must be successful in relaying the unique female experience; one unlike that of their male counterparts. However, the works by women of color are constantly attacked and often dismissed as feministic, sexist, one-sided and the like. Fortunately, this has not discouraged the female "voice" from emerging. Writers such as Alice Walker, Zora Neale Hurston, Toni Morrison, and countless others have created a new space for the discussion of the female experience within postcolonial settings; moreover, their work has and continues to rage a three-way battle against imperialism, canonization, and sexism. |
| General note | Presented to the faculty of the Department of English. |
| General note | Advisor: Seodial Deena. |
| General note | Title from PDF t.p. (viewed Sep. 24, 2010). |
| Dissertation note | M.A. East Carolina University 2010. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Technical details | System requirements: Adobe Reader. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |