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- Title
"MY BODY IS MY PIECE OF LAND": Female Sexuality, Family, and Capital in Caribbean Texts.
- Authors
Duvivier, Sandra C.
- Abstract
A literary criticism of the book "Violated," by Guitele Jeudy Rahill and the film "Dancehall Queen," directed by Don Letts. It sites that both works explore the politics of black female sexuality related to upward mobility and economic survival in Caribbean settings. It also examines female sexuality as marketplace and analyzes the use of the black female body for mobility purposes.
- Subjects
CRITICISM; VIOLATED (Book); DANCEHALL Queen (Film); RAHILL, Guitele Jeudy; LETTS, Don; BLACK women; HUMAN sexuality
- Publication
Callaloo, 2008, Vol 31, Issue 4, p1104
- ISSN
0161-2492
- Publication type
Literary Criticism
- DOI
10.1353/cal.0.0265