Womanism, literature, and the transformation of the Black community, 1965-1980

Womanism, literature, and the transformation of the Black community, 1965-1980

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, 1965-1980. By recognizing and often challenging prevailing cultural paradigms within the post-Civil Rights era, writers such as Toni...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Eaton, Kalenda C. (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Routledge 2007.
Colección:Studies in African American history and culture.
Materias:
American fiction > African American authors > History and criticism.
American fiction > Women authors > History and criticism.
American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
African American women authors > Political and social views.
Womanism in literature.
African Americans in literature.
African Americans > Race identity.
African Americans > Social conditions.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009781204006719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface: "Lifewriting"; Acknowledgments; Chapter One "Let Me Know When You Get Through": The Afro-Politico Womanist Agenda; Chapter Two ""Look Before You Leap"": Reading Black Nationalist Rhetoric and Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon; Chapter Three "Tomorrow the People Would Come": The Crisis of the Black Middle Class in Alice Walker's Meridian; Chapter Four "Ain't No Such Animal as an Instant Guerilla": Composing Self and Community in Toni Cade Bambara's The Salt Eaters
  • Chapter Five "Something That's Been Up Has to Come Down": Global Black Consciousness in Paule Marshall's The Chosen Place, The Timeless PeopleConclusion; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index

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