Research Article

Echoing the Voices of African American Women in Suzan Lori Park’s Venus

Authors

  • Muhannad Hassan Jasim Faculty of Languages and Communication, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Tanjong Malim, Perak, Malaysia
  • Lajiman Janoory Faculty of Languages and Communication, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Tanjong Malim, Perak, Malaysia

Abstract

This study examines the discrimination, exploitation and oppression of black African women in western societies in Suzan Lori Park’s Venus. Specifically, the study investigates how the playwright portrays liberation of the black African women from such oppression using Spivak’s concept of Essentialism and Mohanty’s transnational as part of modern postcolonial feminist theory. The study reveals many ways in which black African women could be emancipated from discrimination, exploitation, oppression and ensure their voices are heard. These include embracing education, creating awareness on racism and objectification of African-American woman, opposing the pseudoscientific belief of white supremacy, rewriting the history of black African women and recreating identity for African-American females.

Article information

Journal

International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation

Volume (Issue)

2 (5)

Pages

227-233

Published

2019-09-30

How to Cite

Jasim, M. H. ., & Janoory, L. . (2019). Echoing the Voices of African American Women in Suzan Lori Park’s Venus. International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation, 2(5), 227–233. Retrieved from https://al-kindipublisher.com/index.php/ijllt/article/view/594

Downloads

Keywords:

black African women, emancipation, post-colonial feminism