Writing women's communities : the politics and poetics of contemporary multi-genre anthologies / Cynthia G. Franklin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Franklin, Cynthia G.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American literature--Women authors--History and criticism--Theory, etc.

American literature.

Communities in literature.

Literary form.

Literature publishing--Political aspects--United States--History--20th century.

Literature publishing.

Politics and literature--United States--History--20th century.

Politics and literature.

Women and literature--United States--History--20th century.

Women and literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (282 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Madison : University of Wisconsin Press, c1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Beginning in the 1980s, a number of popular and influential anthologies organized around themes of shared identity- Nice Jewish Girls, This Bridge Called My Back, Home Girls, and others-have brought together women's fiction and poetry with journal entries, personal narratives, and transcribed conversations. These groundbreaking multi-genre anthologies, Cynthia G. Franklin demonstrates, have played a crucial role in shaping current literary studies, in defining cultural and political movements, and in building connections between academic and other communities. Exploring intersections and alliances across the often competing categories of race, class, gender, and sexuality, Writing Women's Communities contributes to current public debates about multiculturalism, feminism, identity politics, the academy as a site of political activism, and the relationship between literature and politics.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Acknowledgments

1. Introduction: Writing across Communities

2. Another 1981: From This Bridge Called My Back to Making Face, Making Soul/Haciendo Caras

3. Coming Out and Staying Home: Nice Jewish Girls and Home Girls

4. The Making and Unmaking of Asian American Identity: Making Waves and The Forbidden Stitch

5. (Un)Common Class Identities in the United States and Britain: Calling Home and The Common Thread

6. Around 1996: Re-Placing Identity Politics from the "Racial Paradise" of Hawai'i

Notes

Works Cited

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780299156039

0299156036

OCLC:

44961337