Denzin, N. K. (1990, May). Reading cultural texts: Comment on Griswold. American Journal of Sociology, 95(6), 1577-1580Anderson, T. (2002, Apr). In The Castle of My Skin. Viewed on Sep 28, 2005: http://www.wmich.edu/dialogues/ texts/inthecastleofmyskin.htm, 1-6. This is an informative article that offers commentary on author Wendy GriswoldÆs comparative and statistical reading of the reviews of the fiction of Barbadian novelist George Lamming. Her main argument, using theory of meaning, cultural power, and interpretation of cultural objects, is that meaning is constructed through a process that is metaphorical.
Odhiambo, C. J. (1994, Summer). Outside the eyes of the other: George Lamming and definition in Of Age and Innocence. Research in African Literatures, 25(2), 121-130. This article discusses the concept of the ôother,ö created by Imperialism and colonialism by focusing on the role of returning emigrants in their fight for political liberation. It also provides LammingÆs views on the human experience in the Caribbean region.
Brians, P. (1996). George Lamming: In The Castle of My Skin. Viewed on Sep 28, 2005: http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~brians/ anglophone/lamming.html, 1-5. This Web site is a resource guide for LammingÆs In The Castle of My Skin that provides an introduction and background on the work. The author also provides a number of questions related to the themes of the novel for each chapter in LammingÆs book.
Boyd, H. (1998, Dec 03). In The Castle of My Skin sparked anti-colonial movement. New York Amsterdam News, 89(49), 26-30. This article focuses on LammingÆs In The Castle of My Skin and its notions pertaining to decolonization and the importance of West Indian and African-American culture. The author also provides a discussion of how LammingÆs book sparked an anti-colonial movement on more than one continent due to its notions of racial identity and commitment.
Nunez-Harrell, E. (1998). Tran...