Writings on Black women of the diaspora : history, language, and identity
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Writings on Black women of the diaspora : history, language, and identity
(Crosscurrents in African American history, v. 1)(Garland reference library of the humanities, vol. 2048)
Garland Pub., 1998
Available at 2 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [125]-133) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Toni Morrison, Alice Walker, Paule Marshall, and Mary Prince represent the best of African American women writers who draw on the tortuous legacy of their people as a source for their art, revealing and defining themselves as they create compelling narratives that illuminate their roots, their heritage, and their unique culture. The themes that suffuse their writing are family, community, strong women, cultural memory, oral history, and slavery. By analyzing the works of these four remarkable writers, the study shows how today's black woman can take control of her destiny by coming to grips with an obscured and distorted past. These original essays articulate the way in which historical awareness, sensitivity to language, and an understanding of stereotypes can empower enduring artistic visions in a world that is largely indifferent to marginal voices.
Table of Contents
Literary Quilting: History, Language, and Identity in Women's Diasporic Texts * The History of Mary Prince, AWest-Indian Slave, Related by Herself: History, Ancestry, and Identity * Toni Morrison's Beloved: Evolving Identities from Slavery to Freedom * Alice Walker's TheColor Purple: Racism, Sexism, and Kinship in the Process of Self-Actualization * Paule Marshall's Praisesong forthe Widow: Afro-Caribbean Rituals of Power, Place, and Identity
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