Decolonising Gender
Author | : Caroline Rooney |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 259 |
Release | : 2007-11-13 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781134096855 |
ISBN-13 | : 1134096852 |
Rating | : 4/5 (852 Downloads) |
Download or read book Decolonising Gender written by Caroline Rooney and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-11-13 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.