Women and Race in Contemporary U. S. Writing : From Faulkner to Morrison.
Material type: TextSeries: 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 ViewCover -- 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.
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
There are no comments on this title.