ENG370H1 Lecture Notes - Au Pair, Louis Althusser, Audre Lorde
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Barbara christian, the race for theory" & jamaica kincaid annie john. The first african-american woman to be granted tenure at berkley. Makes the theory available and easy to read for the everyday person. Creates a theory in a work itself as opposed to within a political spectrum. Suggesting a kind of intrinsic theory that arises from the work: much of this theorization is redundant and we should not need it because we should be getting enough tools from the text/work. Published in 1990: believes there is an academic trend towards theory and theorization which she calls the new hegemony. Is theory supposed to be affecting/doing something in a world of postcolonial and poststructuralism. Doesn"t name any names throughout the work. Intimidation, devaluing and takeover by theoretical discourse: very loaded language that she is using as an african-american woman. Marginalization of our writers" (african-american writers: this idea that the race for theory has become mainstream.
