Essays about: "Jamaica Kincaid"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words Jamaica Kincaid.

1. 1. ‘‘Well, thank God I did not have to do that.’’: How Jamaica Kincaid’s Lucy Can Be Used To Enhance an Understanding of Postcolonial Theory in the ESL Classroom

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

   Author : Nadine Noureddine; [2023]
   Keywords : Postcolonial theory; othering; unhomeliness; postcolonial teaching; collaborative learning;

   Abstract : Teachers tend to refrain from using a postcolonial perspective in their teaching of literaturebecause they do not know quite how to approach the task. The purpose of this essay is to remedy such a problem. The argument is built on three concepts: unhomeliness, dual identities and othering. READ MORE

3. 2. S(mothering) the subject formation in Jamaica Kincaid ́s Annie John : Female subject formation in postcolonial Caribbean fiction

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för kultur och lärande

   Author : Elin Blomgren; [2018]
   Keywords : Postcolonial feminism; fiction; caribbean fiction;

   Abstract : This essay investigates Jamaica Kincaid´s the book Annie John (1985) and its protagonist Annie John´s search for a coherent self-and/or a de-colonized identity through a subject transformation. Using postcolonial feminism, including theorists such as Homi K. READ MORE

4. 3. ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING AND POSTCOLONIAL LITERATURE HOW AND WHY JAMAICA KINCAID’S A SMALL PLACE CAN BE USED IN THE LANGUAGE CLASSROOM IN SWEDEN

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Mona Safar Tahmas; [2016-02-05]
   Keywords : Postcolonial literature; Language teaching; Critical pedagogy; Sociocultural theory;

   Abstract : This essay deals with why and how postcolonial literature, such as Jamaica Kincaid’s A Small Place, could be incorporated in English Language Teaching at the upper secondary level in Sweden. The curriculum and syllabus for English are used to support the argument that postcolonial literature is a valuable and necessary part of the language classroom because it provides a perspective that is seldom represented in the Western Canon. READ MORE

5. 4. Affect in A Small Place: Jamaica Kincaid Reverses the Colonial Gaze

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för kultur och lärande

   Author : Habtu Diana; [2015]
   Keywords : Affect; postcolonial theory; gaze; Jamaica Kincaid; Antigua; anger; shame;

   Abstract : This essay uses Sara Ahmed's theory of affect to analyze Jamaica Kincaid´s A Small Place. I argue that Jamaica Kincaid uses anger to create a position for Western reader and to evoke emotions such as shame. Theorist Sara Ahmed argues that emotions have political dimension. READ MORE

6. 5. Postcolonial Literature in the Language Classroom

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Sanele Gumpo; [2014-10-13]
   Keywords : Postcolonial literature and theory; language classroom; Eurocentric hegemony; Eurocentric education;

   Abstract : This thesis is inspired by my own experiences with the lack of cultural diversity in teachers’ choices of English literature in the upper secondary language classroom. The essay is going to highlight teacher’s tendencies of neglecting postcolonial literature. READ MORE