Women and Race in Contemporary U. S. Writing : From Faulkner to Morrison.

By: Reames, Kelly LynchMaterial type: TextTextSeries: American Literature Readings in the 21st Century SerPublisher: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007Copyright date: ©2007Description: 1 online resource (194 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780230603356Subject(s): African American women in literature | American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism | Interracial friendship in literature | Race in literature | Women in literatureGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Women and Race in Contemporary U. S. Writing : From Faulkner to MorrisonDDC classification: 810.9355 LOC classification: PN843-PN846HM401-128Online resources: Click to View
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Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- 1 Beyond the "Slut" Look: From Incitement to Identity -- 2 Girls' Style as a Point of Convergence -- 3 "Where It's At": Rhetorical Performances of East Side High -- 4 "If You Dress Like This, Then You're Like That": Positions and Recognitions -- 5 "I Dress the Way I Feel": Image, Agency, and Power -- 6 Dressing the Part: Deep Surfaces and Contingent Conclusions -- Notes -- References.
Summary: A study of how contemporary writers have imagined possibilities for relationships between African American and white women that overcome the stereotypical patterns of racism.
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Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- 1 Beyond the "Slut" Look: From Incitement to Identity -- 2 Girls' Style as a Point of Convergence -- 3 "Where It's At": Rhetorical Performances of East Side High -- 4 "If You Dress Like This, Then You're Like That": Positions and Recognitions -- 5 "I Dress the Way I Feel": Image, Agency, and Power -- 6 Dressing the Part: Deep Surfaces and Contingent Conclusions -- Notes -- References.

A study of how contemporary writers have imagined possibilities for relationships between African American and white women that overcome the stereotypical patterns of racism.

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