Black women writers across cultures : an analysis of their contributions

Author(s)

• James, Valentine Udoh

Bibliographic Information

Black women writers across cultures : an analysis of their contributions

edited by Valentine Udoh James ... [et al.]

International Scholars Publications, 2000

• : pbk

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

ISBN 9781573094153

Description

Black Women Writers Across Cultures-An Analysis of Their Contribution is an edited volume of value to women's studies courses, and to courses specifically addressing the work of black women writers.

Table of Contents

• The keys to the contribution of black women writers - a synopsis
• Bessie Head's perspectives on women
• Zulu Sofola - a champion of tradition in a dislocated world
• feminist consciousness and young adult literature - three protagonists from the novels of Helen Ovbiagele
• The African response to American feminism - a reading of Flora Nwapa and Alice Walker
• women and society in select novels and short stories of Flora Nwapa
• Coramae Richly Mann on women, crime and the colour of American justice
• Nwapa and gender, culture and modernization - a case study of Efuru and Idu
• Buchi Emecheta and the politics of gender
• Flora Nwapa's final legacy - dramatic elements in the sychophants
• Grace Nichol's "I is a Long memoried Woman" and Julie Dash's "Daughters of the Dust" - reversing the middle passage.

Volume

: pbk ISBN 9781573094160

Description

Black Women Writers Across Cultures-An Analysis of Their Contribution is an edited volume of value to women's studies courses, and to courses specifically addressing the work of black women writers.

Table of Contents

• Chapter 1 Preface
• Acknowledgements
• About the Contributors Chapter 2 The Keys to Contribution of Black Women Writers Chapter 3 Bessie Head's Perspective on Women Chapter 4 Zulu Sofola Chapter 5 Feminist Consciousness and Young Adult Literature Chapter 6 The African Response to American Feminism Chapter 7 Women and Society in Select Novels and Short Stories of Flora Nwapa Chapter 8 Coramae Richey Mann on Women, Crime and the Color of American Justice Chapter 9 Nwapa and Gender, Culture and Modernization Chapter 10 Buchi Emecheta and the Politics of Gender Chapter 11 Flora Nwapa's Final Legacy: Dramatic Elements in The Sychophants Chapter 12 Grace Nichols' I is a Long Memoried Woman and Julie Dash's Daughters of the Dust

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA50612115
• ISBN:
  • 1573094153
  • 1573094161
• LCCN: 00040784
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Lanham, MD
• Pages/Volumes: xvi, 232 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : PR9340.5
  • DC21 : 820.9/9287/096
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : African literature (English) -- Women authors -- History and criticism
  • LCSH : African literature (English) -- Black authors -- History and criticism
  • LCSH : American literature -- Afro-American authors -- History and criticism
  • LCSH : American literature -- Women authors -- History and criticism
  • LCSH : Women and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century
  • LCSH : Women and literature -- Africa -- History -- 20th century
  • LCSH : Literature, Comparative -- African and American
  • LCSH : Literature, Comparative -- American and African
  • LCSH : Afro-American women in literature
  • LCSH : Women, Black, in literature