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Black feminism and traumatic legacies in contemporary African American literature /

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lewis, Apryl, 1991- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2023].
Series:Reading trauma and memory.
Subjects:
Gyasi, Yaa. > Homegoing.
Jones, Tayari. > American marriage.
Ward, Jesmyn. > Sing, unburied, sing.
Whitehead, Colson, > 1969- > Underground railroad.
Feminism in literature.
Psychic trauma in literature.
Collective memory in literature.
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:ix, 147 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-138) and index.
ISBN:9781666921380
1666921386