Womanism, Literature, and the Transformation of the Black Community, - 1965 198

Informationen zum Autor Kalenda C. Eaton is an Assistant Professor of English and Ethnic Studies in the Department of English at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Klappentext This book examines how cultural and ideological reactions to activism in the post-civil rights Black community were depicted in fiction written by Black women writers between 1965-1980. Zusammenfassung This book examines how cultural and ideological reactions to activism in the post-civil rights Black community were depicted in fiction written by Black women writers between 1965-1980. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface: 'Lifewriting' 1. 'Let Me Know When You Get Through': The Afro-Politico Womanist Agenda 2. Look Before You Leap: Reading Black Nationalist Rhetoric and Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon 3. 'Tomorrow the People Would Come': The Crisis of the Black Middle Class in Alice Walker's Meridian 4. 'Ain't No Such Animal as an Instant Guerilla': Composing Self and Community in Toni Cade Bambara's The Salt Eaters 5. 'Something That's Been Up Has to Come Down': Global Black Consciousness in Paule Marshall's The Chosen Place, The Timeless People. Conclusion

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Kalenda C Eaton, Kalenda C. Eaton, Kalenda C. (Arcadia University Eaton, Eaton Kalenda C.
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 08.10.2012
• EAN: 9780415540803
• ISBN: 978-0-415-54080-3
• Seiten: 122
• Serie: Studies in African American History and Culture
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte; USA, English, LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, United States of America, USA, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form