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Alice Walker : a woman for our times / Deborah G. Plant.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Plant, Deborah G., 1956-
- Series:
- Women writers of color.
- Women writers of color
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Walker, Alice, 1944-.
- Walker, Alice.
- African American women authors--Biography.
- African American women authors.
- Authors, American--20th century--Biography.
- Authors, American.
- Civil rights workers--United States--Biography.
- Civil rights workers.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (272 pages).
- Distribution:
- London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2024
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, 2017.
- Summary:
- This biography explores Alice Walker's life experiences and her lifework in context of her philosophical thought, and celebrates the author's creative genius and heroism. Born in Eatonton, GA, in 1944, a daughter of sharecroppers, Alice Walker has lived a remarkable and courageous life, and she continues to do so as an elder. Taking inspiration from her great-great-great-great grandmother who lived enslaved in the American South and died at age 125, Walker's activism stems from a philosophy that embraces all life and expresses itself through courageous truth-telling, a resolute stand for freedom, and radical love. Alice Walker: A Woman for Our Times offers a full examination of the intellectual underpinnings of Walker's life and her oeuvre from a philosophical standpoint. This philosophical biography draws a portrait of the author that reveals the nuances of her character, clarifies the relationship between her life experiences and her lifework, and the philosophical thought that underlies both. This work will be essential reading to those interested in Black studies, women's studies, the Civil Rights and Black Arts movements, peace studies, the American South, philosophy, psychology, sociology, spirituality and New Age literature, and ecology and eco-feminism.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9798400609244
- 9798216044505
- 9780313377518
- 0313377510
- Publisher Number:
- 10.5040/9798400609244
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