De/colonizing the subject

de Sidonie Smith

Challenging the prevailing universalism that reduces whole cultures to contained stereotypes and persons to cultural representations, "De/Colonizing the Subject" frames the newest frontier of critical investigation -- colonial and postcolonial autobiography of the embodies subject. This compelling survey explores the constitution of the "colonial subject" in history, discourse, and desire, and examines how women's autobiographical practices have arisen within and confronted the contexts of colonization and oppression. Ultimately, new modes of embodied subjectivity are revealed that revalue women's personal narratives as important interventions into politics and history. -- From publisher's description.