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Searching for Safe Spaces: Afro-Caribbean Women Writers in Exile
Myriam J. A. Chancy
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Description for Searching for Safe Spaces: Afro-Caribbean Women Writers in Exile
paperback. Understanding exile as flight from political persecution or types of oppression that single out women, this title concentrates on diasporic writers and filmmakers who depict the vulnerability of women to poverty and exploitation in their homelands and their search for safe refuge. Num Pages: 246 pages. BIC Classification: 2ABM; DSBH; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
Home. Exile. Return. Words heavy with meaning and passion. For Myriam Chancy, these three themes animate the lives and writings of dispossessed Afro-Caribbean women. Understanding exile as flight from political persecution or types of oppression that single out women, Chancy concentrates on diasporic writers and filmmakers who depict the vulnerability of women to poverty and exploitation in their homelands and their search for safe refuge. These Afro-Caribbean feminists probe the complex issues of race, nationality, gender, sexuality, and class that limit women's lives. They portray the harsh conditions that all too commonly drive women into exile, depriving them of security ... Read more
Home. Exile. Return. Words heavy with meaning and passion. For Myriam Chancy, these three themes animate the lives and writings of dispossessed Afro-Caribbean women. Understanding exile as flight from political persecution or types of oppression that single out women, Chancy concentrates on diasporic writers and filmmakers who depict the vulnerability of women to poverty and exploitation in their homelands and their search for safe refuge. These Afro-Caribbean feminists probe the complex issues of race, nationality, gender, sexuality, and class that limit women's lives. They portray the harsh conditions that all too commonly drive women into exile, depriving them of security ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
Number of Pages
246
Place of Publication
Philadelphia PA, United States
ISBN
9781566395403
SKU
V9781566395403
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About Myriam J. A. Chancy
Myriam J. A. Chancy is Associate Professor of English at Arizona State University, Tempe. She is the author of Framing Silence: Revolutionary Novels by Haitian Women.
Reviews for Searching for Safe Spaces: Afro-Caribbean Women Writers in Exile
"[A] fine book. Searching for Safe Spaces explores some of the major issues of our historical moment: migration, exile, African diaspora, and the position of women within that context. It addresses some of the most vibrant new writings in the Americas and will bring wide readership to these excellent writers."
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