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Host: University of London
Organizers: Joan Anim-Addo
Description:
How are Caribbean women re(membering) a history characterized by trauma,
dislocation and loss? What are the meanings of
silence(s) recently broken? Which of the silence(s) have Caribbean women
broken in the twentieth century and which remain? How is this read in the
literature by "Western" theory and what is the debate about theoretical
containment? What are some of the issues related to the conditions of
literary production? How does location relate to access to a published
voice? What are the dynamics associated with the absence or presence of
Caribbean women's literature on the curriculum?
Proposals for short papers are welcomed. Suggested themes for papers might be:
**History and Caribbean women's literature **Caribbean women writing the body **The process of literary production and Caribbean women writers **Slavery and writing **Theory/theoretical containment: debating the issues **The works of specific Caribbean women writers **Historiography and Caribbean women's literature **Caribbean women and the process/conditions of literary production **Reflecting/deflecting the male gaze **Pre-twentieth century writing **The short story **The theorizing text **Absent fathers/absent mothers
Date received: November 21, 2000
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