Difference between revisions of "Michelle Cliff"
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==Country== | ==Country== | ||
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Writer | Writer | ||
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| + | Investigates race, class, gender, and sexuality in her work. Critic of the entrenched homophobia in the geographical area, and worked to reject speechlessness. Notable books include 'Abeng' (1984) and 'Into the Interior' (2010), all of which include her attachment to Jamaica. Relationship with [[Adrienne Rich]]. | ||
| + | ==Further Reading/Research== | ||
| − | = | + | * http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/19/books/michele-cliff-who-wrote-of-colonialism-and-racism-dies-at-69.html?_r=0 |
| + | * http://www.lambdaliterary.org/features/news/06/18/writer-and-activist-michelle-cliff-69-has-died | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:43, 24 June 2016
Country
Jamaica
Birth - Death
1946 - 2016
Occupation
Writer
Description
Investigates race, class, gender, and sexuality in her work. Critic of the entrenched homophobia in the geographical area, and worked to reject speechlessness. Notable books include 'Abeng' (1984) and 'Into the Interior' (2010), all of which include her attachment to Jamaica. Relationship with Adrienne Rich.
