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As opposed to the US, relatively few Caribbean slave narratives have come to light. Even smaller is the number of stories which focus on plantation life. Many Caribbean writers throughout the twentieth century have started to reconstruct these “lost” voices in their creative works, for example Jean Rhys in Wide Sargasso Sea (1966). But also more contemporary writers like Caryl Phillips in Cambridge (1993) or Andrea Levy in The Long Song (2010) have attempted to ‘recover’ the Caribbean slave’s perspective, re-write the story of slavery, and contest established narratives. In the course of this seminar we will be exploring both the texts written by slaves and their owners to understand the politics of slavery. Texts: Phillips, Caryl. Cambridge. 1993. Print. Levy, Andrea. The Long Song. 2010. Print. More course material will either be placed in the Semesterapparat (IB) or, if otherwise inaccessible, be made available via Moodle. |
