| Description |
vi, 298 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
New Americanists
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New Americanists.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-284) and index. |
| Contents |
Subaltern as imperialist : speaking of Olaudah Equiano / Marion Rust -- "Most respectable looking gentleman" : passing, possession, and transgression in 'Running a thousand miles for freedom' / Ellen M. Weinauer -- 'Autobiography of an ex-colored man' : (passing for) black passing for white / Samira Kawash -- Sliding significations : passing as a narrative and textual strategy in Nella Larsen's fiction / Martha J. Cutter -- Spanish masquerade and drama of racial identity in 'Uncle Tom's cabin' / Julia Stern -- Blackness and the literary imagination : uncovering 'The hidden hand' / Katharine Nicholson Ings -- "Most disagreeable mirror" : reflections on white identity in 'Black like me' / Gayle Ward -- Confederate counterfeit : the case of the cross-dressed Civil War soldier / Elizabeth Young -- Displacing desire : passing, nostalgia, and 'Giovanni's room' / Valerie Rohy -- Passing for white, passing for black / Adrian Piper. |
| Subject |
American literature -- History and criticism.
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American literature. |
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Passing (Identity) in literature.
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Passing (Identity) in literature. |
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Difference (Psychology) in literature.
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Difference (Psychology) in literature. |
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Gender identity in literature.
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Gender identity in literature. |
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African Americans -- Race identity.
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African Americans -- Race identity. |
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African Americans in literature.
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African Americans in literature. |
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Group identity in literature.
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Group identity in literature. |
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United States -- Civilization.
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United States. |
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Civilization. |
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United States -- Civilization. |
| Added Author |
Ginsberg, Elaine K., 1936-
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| ISBN |
0822317648 paperback alkaline paper |
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0822317559 cloth alkaline paper |
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