In the following essay, Coleman uses Judith Butler's theory of gender performance to understand the use of masculinity as an assertion of cultural resistance in Clarke's short stories, “A Man” and “How He Does It.”

In the following essay, Kamboureli focuses on Clarke's self-reflexive introduction to Nine Men Who Laughed as a tool for understanding Clarke's relationship to postcolonial discourse.

In the essay below, Clarke analyzes the representation of class in Austin C. Clarke's short stories and argues that Clarke ironically upholds bourgeois Canadian nationalism despite his critical stance towards it in his non-fiction writing.

In the following essay, Algoo-Baksh discusses the autobiographical elements in When He Was Free and Young and He Used to Wear Silks and When Women Rule.

In the following essay, Brown explores the relationship between Canadian fiction and Caribbean nationalism in Clarke's writing.

In the following essay, Brown discusses the roles of Clarke's men and women in his fiction.

In the following essay, Brown discusses Clarke's conception of style and spiritual power.

In the following essay, Ramraj examines Clarke's harsh depiction of the abuses West Indian immigrants often face, and concludes that Clarke's militancy intrudes upon otherwise skillfully written and conceived stories.

In the following essay, Brown delineates Clarke's transformation of New World myths, and claims that Clarke's work is part of the New World literary tradition.

In the review below, Brydon describes Clarke's short story collection When Women Rule as misogynist, and suggests that Clarke loses control of his material.

In the following review, Ryan praises Clarke's skillful use of memory as a source of inspiration for the characters in When He Was Free and Young and He Used to Wear Silks.

In the review below, Bissoondath praises Clarke's skillful depiction of the complex relationship between West Immigrants and Canadian society in When Women Rule.

In the following review, Sumi is critical of Clarke's There Are No Elders for its heavy-handed prose and morose themes.

In the following review, Garebian evaluates Clarke's depiction of racism and its brutal impact on the West Indian immigrant characters in When Women Rule.