Writings on Black women of the diaspora : history, language, and identity

Writings on Black women of the diaspora : history, language, and identity / Lean'tin L. Bracks.

Author/creator	Bracks, Lean'tin L.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	New York : Garland Pub., ©1998.
Description	xii, 139 pages ; 23 cm.
Subject(s)	Prince, Mary History of Mary Prince, a West Indian slave. Marshall, Paule, 1929-2019. Praisesong for the widow Walker, Alice, 1944- Color purple. Morrison, Toni. Beloved. American fiction--African American authors --History and criticism. American fiction--Women authors --History and criticism. Enslaved persons' writings, American--History and criticism. Literature and history--United States --History. Enslaved women--Biography --History and criticism. Women and literature--United States --History. African American women in literature. Group identity in literature. Women, Black, in literature. Women, Black--Language. Slavery in literature.

Series	Crosscurrents in African American history ; v. 1 Crosscurrents in African American history ; v. 1. ^A465321
Contents	Literary quilting: history, language, and identity in women's diasporic texts -- The history of Mary Prince, a West Indian slave, related by herself: history, ancestry, and identity -- Toni Morrison's Beloved: evolving identities from slavery to freedom -- Alice Walker's The Color Purple: racism, sexism, and kinship in the process of self-actualization -- Paule Marshall's Praisesong for the Widow: Afro-Caribbean rituals of power, place, and identity.
Local note	Little-308243--305131015283W
Local note	Little-308243--305131015283W
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [125]-133) and index.
LCCN	97025403
ISBN	081532734X (acid-free paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	PS374.B635 B64 1997	✔ Available	Place Hold