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Dismantling the Master{u2019}s House : A reading of mythology and history in Lucille Clifton{u2019}s Poetry / Heba Rady Mohamed Elsayed ; Supervised Mona Ibrahim Ali

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  • تقويض بيت السيد : قراءة الأسطورة والتاريخ فى شعر لوسيل كليفتون [Added title page title]
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Dissertation note: Thesis (M.A.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Arts - Department of English Summary: This study tackles Lucille Clifton{u2019}s rereading of classical, biblical, and cultural mythologies and history as modes of cultural resistance and healing. The study makes use of a feminist approach and some of postcolonial tools of resistance and empowerment including Bill Ashcroft{u2019}s "postcolonial transformation" and "interpolation", Homi Bhabha{u2019}s "colonial ambivalence" and "third space", and Bell Hooks's "oppositional gaze" in order to explore the depth of the relationship between mythology and history since both of them have a great influence on reshaping Clifton{u2019}s mentality. The study also attempt to analyze the ways Clifton skillfully interweaves the mythical and historical discourses to examine the stereotypical representations of black men and women, challenge the prevailing images and notions of race, and reinterpret the personal and collective history. One of the main aims of the study is to show how Clifton uses White myths to deconstruct the power structure of the American society through a process of foregrounding and marginalizing, moving her race gradually from the margin to the center, thus using the master{u2019}s tools of marginalizing the 2other3 to dismantle the master{u2019}s house
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Thesis Thesis قاعة الرسائل الجامعية - الدور الاول المكتبة المركزبة الجديدة - جامعة القاهرة Cai01.02.12.M.A.2019.He.D (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 01010110079384000
CD - Rom CD - Rom مخـــزن الرســائل الجـــامعية - البدروم المكتبة المركزبة الجديدة - جامعة القاهرة Cai01.02.12.M.A.2019.He.D (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 79384.CD Not for loan 01020110079384000

Thesis (M.A.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Arts - Department of English

This study tackles Lucille Clifton{u2019}s rereading of classical, biblical, and cultural mythologies and history as modes of cultural resistance and healing. The study makes use of a feminist approach and some of postcolonial tools of resistance and empowerment including Bill Ashcroft{u2019}s "postcolonial transformation" and "interpolation", Homi Bhabha{u2019}s "colonial ambivalence" and "third space", and Bell Hooks's "oppositional gaze" in order to explore the depth of the relationship between mythology and history since both of them have a great influence on reshaping Clifton{u2019}s mentality. The study also attempt to analyze the ways Clifton skillfully interweaves the mythical and historical discourses to examine the stereotypical representations of black men and women, challenge the prevailing images and notions of race, and reinterpret the personal and collective history. One of the main aims of the study is to show how Clifton uses White myths to deconstruct the power structure of the American society through a process of foregrounding and marginalizing, moving her race gradually from the margin to the center, thus using the master{u2019}s tools of marginalizing the 2other3 to dismantle the master{u2019}s house

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