Cultural Representations of Massacre: Reinterpretations of the Mutiny of Senegal
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| Rating | : | 4.79 (552 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1349445967 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 210 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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SIMPLY GREAT Jo Great work, great documentation, all in all a postcolonial literature classic.
Combining firsthand analysis of the works and their intertextual interactions as well an external perspective, Parent engages with history, literature, film, poetics, and politics and highlights the importance of remembering the past.. In this book, Parent puts together a history of representations of the 1944 mutiny in Senegal
This remarkable scholarship is informative, sophisticated, and offers a stimulating reading experience." - Dina Sherzer, Professor Emeritus of French, Italian, and Comparative Literature, University of Texas at Austin, USA"With great acuity, Parent provides a clear, explanatory history of people: those who actually suffered from the lethally arrogant behavior of the colonists, as well as those who strove to mark the massacre of Thiaroye in writing, using a creative talent that is necessarily somewhat removed from complete historical accuracy. I am indebted to Parent, whose tireless and profound work made me first admit, and later share her point of view that th
. Sabrina Parent is a research fellow in the Faculté de Philosophie et Lettres at the Université Libre de Bruxelles