Women Writing the West Indies, 1804-1939: 'A Hot Place, Belonging To Us'

by Evelyn O'Callaghan

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415418584
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/05/2006
Series:	Routledge Research in Postcolonial Literatures
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

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).

Table of Contents

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

Editorial Reviews

'The scope and depth of this book which covers much historical and social ground make it essential reading for students and academics.' - Michel Fabre, Revue AFRAM Review

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