Politics and affect in Black women's fiction / Kathy Glass.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Glass, Kathy L., author.

Series:

Philosophy of race

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Harper, Frances Ellen Watkins, 1825-1911--Political and social views.

Harper, Frances Ellen Watkins.

Collins, Julia C., -1865--Political and social views.

Collins, Julia C.

Larsen, Nella--Political and social views.

Larsen, Nella.

Senna, Danzy--Political and social views.

Senna, Danzy.

Harper, Frances Ellen Watkins, 1825-1911.

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.

Racism in literature.

Affect (Psychology) in literature.

African Americans in literature.

Literature and society--United States--History.

Literature and society.

History.

Political and social views.

United States.

Physical Description:

ix, 125 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, [2018]

Summary:

'This book offers original readings of classic and contemporary black texts, highlighting the pain of racism and love-based strategies of antiracist resistance. Kathy Glass gives sustained attention to the impact of racist affect on the black body and how black women writers deploy emotional states to move readers to progressive political action.

Contents:

Love-driven politics in Frances Harper's The Two offers

Do unto others: de-racializing the golden rule in Julia Collins's The Curse of caste; or The Slave bride

Nella Larsen's Spiritual strivings

On Blackness and longing in Danzy Senna's Caucasia."

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 111-117) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Glass, Kathy L., author. Politics and affect in Black women's fiction

ISBN:

9781498538398

1498538398

OCLC:

1005684030