Chapter 6
Orality, performativity and the body in Jamaica Kincaid’s Autobiographie de ma mère
Article outline
- 6.1Introduction: Orality in African-Caribbean storytelling
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6.2The narrative and theatrical performance in English and French
- 6.3A Butlerian approach to the narrator’s performance in English and French
- 6.4Writing the mother’s face
- 6.5Conclusion
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Notes