Trances, Dances and Vociferations

Agency and Resistance in Africana Women's Narratives

Autori

• Nada Elia

Parametri

• 184 pagine
• 7 ore di lettura

• Arte / Cultura
• Sulla letteratura

Maggiori informazioni sul libro

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.

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2000

(In brossura)