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Activism and the American novel : religion and resistance in fiction by women of color /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Romero, Channette
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, [2012]
Subjects:
Religion in literature.
Politics and literature > United States > History > 20th century.
Women and literature > United States > History > 20th century.
American fiction > Minority authors > History and criticism.
American fiction > Women authors > History and criticism.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Searching for relations
  • Reconstituting the public sphere
  • Spiritual temporalities and histories: Cristina Garcia and Leanne Howe
  • Rewriting America's exceptionalism: Toni Morrison
  • Post-civil rights community: Alice Walker, Toni Cade Bambara, and Ana Castillo
  • Indigenous sovereignties: Leslie Marmon Silko and Louise Erdrich
  • Conclusion: Toward a literary activism.