Trances, Dances and Vociferations

Agency and Resistance in Africana Women's Narratives

Autor*innen

• Nada Elia

Parameter

• 184 Seiten
• 7 Lesestunden

• Kunst & Kultur
• Über Literatur

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Focusing on the empowerment of black women, the book analyzes the writings of Toni Morrison, Michelle Cliff, Assia Djebar, and Paule Marshall through a feminist lens. Nada Elia highlights how these authors depict their characters utilizing conjuring, double entendre, and song as tools for liberation and self-determination. The exploration spans various settings, illustrating how African and Afrodiasporic women navigate and rewrite their histories to combat alienation, while offering profound insights into their influential literary contributions.

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2000
• Einband: Paperback