| Description |
1 online resource (xli, 145 pages) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: the first bite -- "I'm not the vampire he is; I give in return for my taking": the black female vampire figure in Octavia E. Butler's Mind of my mind -- Jewelle Gomez's The Gilda stories: black female vampire as a new American monomyth -- Intersectional disempowerment and know-your-place aggression: a vindication of the rights of Anita Hill in Octavia E. Butler's Fledgling? -- "She's not turning. she's in flux": the ability/disability system in l.A. Banks's The bitten -- Rehabilitative logic: sex work, procreation, and vampires in Pearl Cleage's Just wanna testify -- Afterword: the final bite. |
| Summary |
This book critically situates the figure of the black female vampire within literary studies, cultural studies, gender studies, and critical race studies. It invites readers to take a closer look at the black female vampire figure and how that figure shapes and is shaped by cultural narratives about African American womanhood. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
American fiction -- Women authors -- History and criticism.
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American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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American fiction -- 21st century -- History and criticism.
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Vampires in literature.
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African American women in literature.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General. |
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African American women in literature. |
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American fiction. |
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American fiction -- Women authors. |
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Vampires in literature. |
| Chronological Term |
1900-2099 |
| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Parker, Kendra R. Black female vampires in African American women's novels, 1977-2011. Lanham : Lexington Books, 2018 9781498553179 (DLC) 2018043986 |
| ISBN |
1498553184 (electronic book) |
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9781498553186 (electronic book) |
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9781498553179 (hardcover alkaline paper) |
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