Womanism, literature, and the transformation of the Black community, 1965-1980 / Kalenda C. Eaton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eaton, Kalenda C.

Series:

Studies in African American history and culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American fiction--African American authors--History and criticism.

American fiction.

American fiction--African American authors.

American fiction--Women authors--History and criticism.

American fiction--Women authors.

American fiction--20th century--History and criticism.

African American women authors--Political and social views.

African American women authors.

Womanism in literature.

African Americans in literature.

African Americans--Race identity.

African Americans.

African Americans--Social conditions.

Political and social views.

Physical Description:

xiii, 107 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2008.

Summary:

This book examines how cultural and ideological reactions to activism in the post-Civil Rights Black community were depicted in fiction written by Black women writers, 1965-1980. By recognizing and often challenging prevailing cultural paradigms within the post-Civil Rights era, writers such as Toni Morrison, Alice Walker, Toni Cade Bambara, and Paule Marshall fictionalized the black community in critical ways that called for further examination of progressive activism after the much publicized 'end' of the Civil Rights Movement. Through their writings, the authors confronted marked shifts within African American literature, politics and culture that proved detrimental to the collective 'wellness' of the community at large.

Contents:

Preface: "Lifewriting" ix

Chapter 1 "Let Me Know When You Get Through": The Afro-Politico Womanist Agenda 1

Chapter 2 "Look Before You Leap": Reading Black Nationalist Rhetoric and Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon 15

Chapter 3 "Tomorrow the People Would Come": The Crisis of the Black Middle Class in Alice Walker's Meridian 39

Chapter 4 "Ain't No Such Animal as an Instant Guerilla": Composing Self and Community in Toni Cade Bambara's The Salt Eaters 59

Chapter 5 "Something That's Been Up Has to Come Down": Global Black Consciousness in Paule Marshall's The Chosen Place, The Timeless People 75.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 99-104) and index.

ISBN:

0415961297

9780415961295

OCLC:

132584103

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