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Black feminism and traumatic legacies in contemporary African American literature / Apryl Lewis.

Author/creator Lewis, Apryl, 1991- author.
Format Book and Print
Publication Info Lanham : Lexington Books, [2023]
Descriptionix, 147 pages ; 24 cm.
Subject(s)
Series Reading trauma and memory
Reading trauma and memory. ^A1387597
Contents "Not the being lost, but the being found": traumatic legacy and the search for home in Yaa Gyasi's Homegoing -- What becomes of injustice? Shame and the obligation of remembrance and love in Tayari Jones' An American marriage -- Reclaiming the ghosts of trauma's past: witnessing and testimony as healing in Jesmyn Ward's Sing, unburied, sing -- Cora's resilience: the magnitude of trauma and freedom in Colson Whitehead's The underground railroad.
Abstract "Black Feminism and Traumatic Legacies in Contemporary African American Literature expands on a literary tradition where Black writers articulate the impact of slavery's legacy over time. Along with Black Feminist studies, this book demonstrates how trauma studies can transcend Eurocentric roots by encompassing traumatic experiences of other cultures through intersectionality"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Lewis, Apryl, 1991- Black feminism and traumatic legacies in contemporary African American literature Lanham : Lexington Books, [2023] 9781666921397
Genre/formLiterary criticism.
Genre/formLiterary criticism.
LCCN 2022046756
ISBN9781666921380
ISBN1666921386 hardcover
ISBNelectronic book

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