A biography of Native Son’s Bigger Thomas that examines his continued relevance in the debates over Black men and the violence of racism
Trudier Harris Ordine dei libri
Trudier Harris è una storica della letteratura il cui lavoro approfondisce la comprensione e l'analisi critica della letteratura afroamericana. La sua scrittura esplora le complesse questioni sociali e culturali che hanno plasmato l'esperienza afroamericana e le sue espressioni letterarie. Attraverso la sua ricerca e le sue pubblicazioni, Harris contribuisce ad arricchire la nostra comprensione del ricco e diversificato panorama della tradizione letteraria afroamericana. La sua lente critica offre preziose intuizioni su temi come razza, identità e resistenza all'interno della società americana.
- 2024
- 2023
From Mammies to Militants. Domestics in Black American Literature
- 203pagine
- 8 ore di lettura
Written by Professor Trudier Harris who explores the differences between Northern and Southern maids and between "mammy" and "militant." She touches on nearly all Black American writers of the twentieth century, but gives extended discussion of works by Charles Chesnutt, Kristin Hunter, Toni Morrison, Richard Wright, Ann Petry, William Melin Kelley, Alice Childresss, John A. Williams, Douglas Turner Ward, Barbara Woods, Ted Shine, and Ed Bullins.
- 2023
Martin Luther King Jr., Heroism, and African American Literature
- 200pagine
- 7 ore di lettura
Examines how representations of Martin Luther King Jr's character and persona in works of African American literature have evolved and reflect the changing values and mores of African American culture.
- 2023
Focuses on the issue of stereotypes of Black women
- 2021
This book studies fictional homespaces in African American literature from those set in the time of slavery to modern urban configurations of the homespace. The author examines the factors that influence homespaces in African American literature and analyzes why African American writers often portray troubling and dysfunctional homespaces.