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Academic Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences, 2020, 3(10); doi: 10.25236/AJHSS.2020.031015.

A Power Field: Internal Colonialism in Toni Morrison’s Paradise

Author(s)

Jianxin She

Corresponding Author:
Jianxin She
Affiliation(s)

Faculty of English Language and Culture, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Guangzhou 510420, China

Abstract

By exploring internal colonialism in Paradise, this essay argues that black people who attempt to build a black heavenly home without racial discrimination are entrapped into another variant of racism, internal colonialism which is achieved through the control of the power of discourse and the oppression from the aspects of skin politics and economic exploitation, transforming the town of Ruby to a power field.

Keywords

internal colonialism, power, racism, Paradise

Cite This Paper

Jianxin She. A Power Field: Internal Colonialism in Toni Morrison’s Paradise. Academic Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences (2020) Vol. 3, Issue 10: 119-124. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJHSS.2020.031015.

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