Marlene Nourbese Philip

Question 1

Introduction to Marlene Nourbese Philip

Answer 1

Marlene Nourbese Philip was born in Tobago, grew up in Trinidad and migrated to Canada as an adult. There she studied Law and Political Science and worked as a lawyer until 1983 when she became a full-time writer.

Question 2

In her creative and critical works, she offers theorizings of language and silence, moving beyond Western approaches to a ________________________ perspective

Answer 2

In her creative and critical works, she offers theorizings of language and silence, moving beyond Western approaches to a womanist feminist perspective.

Question 3

Her famous work

Answer 3

her two most famous literary works indicate : She Tries Her Tongue, Her Silence Softly Breaks (1989) and Looking for Livingstone. An Odyssey of Silence

Question 4

Discourse of logic of language is about

Answer 4

Discourse on the Logic of Language” explores the speaker’s relationship to English, as well the history of slaves’ relationship to language (to their own and to English).