The White Darkness: Confluences in the Imaginative Explorations of Identity and ‘the Other’ in the Work of Three Jewish Woman Artists in the Tropics - Maya Deren (1917 - 1961) in Haiti, Clarice Lispector (1920 - 1977) in Brazil, and Hélène Cixous (1937 -

Authors

  • Karen Berger

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25120/etropic.9.0.2010.3420

Abstract

In this paper I will make use of extensive quotes to demonstrate the striking and surprising similarities in the writing of these three artists as they try to express what is ultimately inexpressible – their deepest experiences of life.

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Published

2010-12-05

How to Cite

Berger, K. (2010). The White Darkness: Confluences in the Imaginative Explorations of Identity and ‘the Other’ in the Work of Three Jewish Woman Artists in the Tropics - Maya Deren (1917 - 1961) in Haiti, Clarice Lispector (1920 - 1977) in Brazil, and Hélène Cixous (1937 -. ETropic: Electronic Journal of Studies in the Tropics, 9. https://doi.org/10.25120/etropic.9.0.2010.3420