Passing.

Passing.

Larsen and other African-American writers, including James Weldon Johnson, explored the intricacies and contradictions of the concept of race at the beginning of the 20th century, in particular by addressing the phenomenon of 'passing'. Passing has many definitions, most often it is associ...

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Main Author: Wehnert, Kathleen
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hamburg : Diplomica Verlag, 2010.
Subjects:
African Americans > Race identity.
African Americans > Social conditions.
African Americans > Race identity
African Americans > Social conditions
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Table of Contents:
  • Passing; Table of Contents; 1. Introduction; 2. Setting Passing in Context -Du Bois, Double Consciousness & Harlem Renaissance; 3. Passing- The Instability of the African-American Identity; 4. Passing- The Journey for an African-American Identity; 5. Critical Reflection & Conclusion: Passing and the Instability of Race; 6. Bibliography.

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