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Black internationalist feminism : women writers of the Black left, 1945-1995 / Cheryl Higashida.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Higashida, Cheryl.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- American literature--African American authors--History and criticism.
- American literature.
- American literature--Women authors--History and criticism.
- Feminism and literature--United States--History--20th century.
- Feminism and literature.
- Women radicals--United States--History--20th century.
- Women radicals.
- African American women--Intellectual life--20th century.
- African American women.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (266 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Urbana : University of Illinois Press, c2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 'Black Internationalist Feminism' examines how African American women writers affiliated themselves with the post-World War II Black Communist Left and developed a distinct strand of feminism.
- Contents:
- The negro question, the woman question, and the vital link: histories and institutions
- Lorraine Hansberry's existentialist routes to black internationalist feminism
- Rosalind on the black star line: Alice Childress, black minstrelsy, and Garveyite drag
- Rosa Guy, Haiti, and the hemispheric woman
- Audre Lorde revisited: nationalism and second-wave black feminism
- Reading Maya Angelou, reading black internationalist feminism today.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780252093548
- 0252093542
- 9781283992480
- 1283992485
- OCLC:
- 827454873
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