A Necessary Ethics: Bakhtin and Dialogic Identity Construction in Four Morrison Novels
Reading Morrison’s The Bluest Eye, Tar Baby, Paradise and A Mercy through the lens of Bakhtin reveals identity construction as a dialogic endeavour. While this method may be necessary for character development, it serves the further purpose of making an ethical case for the self’s responsibility to...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Research and Postgraduate Support Directorate
2019-06-01
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Series: | African Journal of Inter-Multidisciplinary Studies |
Online Access: | https://journals.dut.ac.za/index.php/ajims/article/view/803 |