Essays Tagged: "Barbara Christian"

Barbara Christian: The race for literary theory.

Literary theory or "The Literary Theory" ?' The Race for Theory' , Barbara ChristianMany Western philosophers have played an important role in setting up the Literary ... rary critical language such as to ' re-invent the meaning of theory' (Christian, 225).First of all, Barbara states that the first step we should take is to ignore the literary theory, which according ... acement of ideas which is a competition theory as the ' race accelerates' (Christian, 226).Thirdly, Barbara is underlines that Black folk has always been a race of theory. Her concern with the race fo ...

(4 pages) 62 0 3.5 Oct/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays

The Issues of Women Characters in Miriam Tlali's.

ychological restrictions that have critically affected the lives of South African women. A scholar, Barbara Christian, argues that because of racism and social restrictions, black women lost their wom ... se of liberation will eventually triumph over control, no matter what the cost.Work CitedChristian, Barbara. "Alice Walker: The Black Woman Artist as Wayward (1981)." Black Feminist Criticism. New Yor ...

(10 pages) 52 0 4.4 Nov/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > World Literature