... process which seems to counterbalance "the cultural and economic violence perpetrated by the colonizer" (256). Katrak continues with enumarating the themes and content of women writers". They often use oral traditions and their writings are shaped according to their class backgrounds, levels of education, political awareness and commitment. The two recurring themes of these texts are connected with their oppression ... own language and not that of the colonisers, they started a revolution. The Sistren's stories, which appeared under the title of Lionheart Gal: Lifestories of Jamaican Wome...

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