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1 online resource. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Critical approaches to ethnic American literature ; volume 6
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Critical approaches to ethnic American literature ; no. 6.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
How do contemporary African American authors relate trauma, memory, and the recovery of the past with the processes of cultural and identity formation in African American communities?0Patricia San Jose analyses a variety of novels by authors like Toni Morrison, Gloria Naylor, and David Bradley and explores these works as valuable instruments for the disclosure, giving voice, and public recognition of African American collective and historical trauma. |
| Contents |
Front Matter -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Cultural, Collective, and Literary Trauma: Foundations for Analysis -- History, Roots and Myth: Toni Morrison's Paradise and Gloria Naylor's Mama Day -- The Dangers of Repression/Suppression: Toni Morrison's Beloved -- The Recovery of History: Toni Morrison's Song of Solomon and David Bradley's The Chaneysville Incident -- Epilogue: Is Closure Possible? the Use of Trauma in Art as a Vehicle for Political Struggle -- Back Matter -- Works Cited. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
African Americans in literature.
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African Americans in literature. |
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American literature -- African American authors.
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American literature -- African American authors. |
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HISTORY / United States / State & Local / General. |
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Literatura estadounidense -- Autores negros. |
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Negros -- Estados Unidos. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: San José Rico, Patricia. Creating memory and cultural identity in African American trauma fiction. Leiden : Brill 2019 9789004364097 (OCoLC)1086343439 |
| ISBN |
9789004364103 electronic book |
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9004364102 electronic book |
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9789004364097 |
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9004364099 |
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