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<p>The paper analyses instances of mimicry as they appear in Danticat’s historiographic fiction, The Farming of Bones. More specifically, it will examine why and how some characters appear accomplices in the brutal Parsley Massacre provoked by the Trujillo regime. Besides its literary dimension, the analysis can be said to be relevant from a cultural and socio-historical perspective as well because it seeks to reveal the emergence of a process which will be called inner colonisation and a new version of the native informant, which will be referred to as the neo-colonial informant.</p>
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The paper analyses instances of mimicry as they appear in Danticat’s historiographic fiction, The Farming of Bones. More specifically, it will examine why and how some characters appear accomplices in the brutal Parsley Massacre provoked by the Trujillo regime. Besides its literary dimension, the analysis can be said to be relevant from a cultural and socio-historical perspective as well because it seeks to reveal the emergence of a process which will be called inner colonisation and a new version of the native informant, which will be referred to as the neo-colonial informant.

Searching for the Neo-Colonial Informant in the <italic>Farming Of Bones</italic>

Romanian Journal of English Studies

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Searching for the Neo-Colonial Informant in the 

The paper analyses instances of mimicry as they appear in Danticat’s historiographic fiction, The Farming of Bones. More specifically, it will examine why and...

Searching for the Neo-Colonial Informant in the Farming Of Bones

Pubblicato online: 26 dic 2023

Pagine: 89 - 98

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjes-2023-0010

Parole chiave
Autochthonous colonisation, Mimicry, Native informant, Neo-colonialism, Neo-colonial informant

© 2023 Alexandru Pîrciu, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Searching for the Neo-Colonial Informant in the Farming Of Bones

Pubblicato online: 26 dic 2023

Pagine: 89 - 98

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjes-2023-0010

Parole chiaveAutochthonous colonisation, Mimicry, Native informant, Neo-colonialism, Neo-colonial informant

© 2023 Alexandru Pîrciu, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Parole chiave
Autochthonous colonisation, Mimicry, Native informant, Neo-colonialism, Neo-colonial informant