Politics and Affect in Black Women's Fiction.
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- 9781498538404
- 813.009928708996073
- PS374.N4 G537 2018
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter One: Love-Driven Politics in Frances Harper's "The Two Offers" -- Chapter Two: "Do Unto Others" -- Chapter Three: Nella Larsen's Spiritual Strivings -- Chapter Four: On Blackness and Longing in Danzy Senna's Caucasia -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
This book offers original readings of classic and contemporary black texts, highlighting the pain of racism and love-based strategies of antiracist resistance. Kathy Glass gives sustained attention to the impact of racist affect on the black body and how black women writers deploy emotional states to move readers to progressive political action.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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