Mixed-Race Identity in the American South - Roots, Memory, and Family Secrets

Informationen zum Autor Julia Sattler is assistant professor of American studies at TU Dortmund University. Klappentext This study examines mixed-race identity and heritage in the American South. The author analyzes the "memoir of the search" literary genre and contextualizes texts in relation to contemporary negotiations of family history and national memory. Zusammenfassung This study examines mixed-race identity and heritage in the American South. The author analyzes the "memoir of the search" literary genre and contextualizes texts in relation to contemporary negotiations of family history and national memory. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Memoir of the Search: The Emergence of a Mixed-Race Literary Genre Chapter 1: Writing Mixed Selves at the Turn of the Millennium Chapter 2: Family Secrets: Uncovering Mixed Race Heritage Chapter 3: Media of Memory: Generating the Family Chapter 4: Narrating the Mixed-Race Nation Chapter 5: The Past in the Present: Encounters with the South Conclusion: Making History at the Turn of the Millennium

Product details

• Authors: Julia Sattler, Sattler Julia
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.03.2023
• EAN: 9781793627087
• ISBN: 978-1-79362-708-7
• No. of pages: 236
• Series: New Studies in Southern History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General, Local History, Literature: history & criticism, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Literature: history and criticism, Central Southern States, US South