Identity and Belonging in Caryl Phillips’ Cambridge
Identity and Belonging in Caryl Phillips’ Cambridge
Author(s): Alexandra MitreaSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History, Anthropology, Social Sciences, Gender Studies, Sociology, Theology and Religion, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Ethnic Minorities Studies
Published by: Editura Universitatii LUCIAN BLAGA din Sibiu
Keywords: cultural identity; gender; race; social class; history; power; Christianity; abolitionism; Englishness
Summary/Abstract: The issue of identity as well as that of belonging has been Caryl Phillips’s constant concern. In Cambridge, Philips constructs characters who redefine their ethnic, racial and cultural identities in keeping with the bonds of kinship they develop as adults when they get married or have children. He sets before the reader characters with very limited agency – such as women or enslaved people – who preserve their dignity by embracing specific cultural identities of their own choosing.
Journal: East-West Cultural Passage
- Issue Year: 17/2017
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 73-85
- Page Count: 13
- Language: English
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