Literary passion, ideological commitment : toward a legacy of Afro-Cuban and Afro-Brazilian women writers

Literary passion, ideological commitment : toward a legacy of Afro-Cuban and Afro-Brazilian women writers / Dawn Duke.

"This study takes a chronological approach that traces the transformation of the black woman from written subject to writing subject, within the respective national traditions. The place of women of African descent in these traditions, generally constructed around a number of negative stereotyp...

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Main Author: Duke, Dawn, 1965-
Corporate Author: Bucknell University Press
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lewisburg [Pa.] : Bucknell University Press, ©2008.
Subjects:
Cuban literature > Women authors > History and criticism.
Cuban literature > Black authors > History and criticism.
Brazilian literature > Women authors > History and criticism.
Brazilian literature > Black authors > History and criticism.
Brazilian literature > Black authors
Brazilian literature > Women authors
Cuban literature > Black authors
Cuban literature > Women authors
Schriftstellerin
Frauenliteratur
Kubansk litteratur > svarta författare > historia.
Kubansk litteratur > kivinnliga författare > historia.
Brasiliansk litteratur > svarta författare > historia.
Brasiliansk litteratur > kivinnliga författare > historia.
Brasilien
Schwärze
Kuba.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Complexities of gendered and racialized depictions in novels by male writers
  • Pioneers in a tradition of Afro-Latin American women's writings
  • Making her presence felt : the politics of poets
  • Woman-centered poetic revisioning : female strength and sexuality
  • The gaze outward : implications for cultural perception and agency
  • Conclusion: A shared legacy.

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