Tipping on a Tightrope - Divas in African American Literature (Hardcover, New edition)

When Black runway models began throwing phones and VH1's "Divas Live" riveted viewers, a new paradigm for Black women had fully evolved in the form of the Black Diva. Tracing the trajectory of the Diva figure from the Italian castrati to Ntozake Shange's Liliane: Resurrection of the Daughter suggests a way around staid and fixed stereotypes about Black womanhood. The Black Diva performs her demands as a quintessential act of survival in a hostile and racist world; she is both a product of and a mark against the male gaze, Black and white. Ultimately, Tipping on a Tightrope: Divas in African American Literature uses present popular culture incarnations of the Diva to detail her long relationship with Black American literary culture.

General

Imprint:	Peter Lang Publishing
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	African-American Literature and Culture, 19
Release date:	April 2012
First published:	2012
Authors:	Aisha Damali Lockridge
Dimensions:	230 x 155 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	142
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-4331-0575-3
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Technical & background skills > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > From 1900 Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General
LSN:	1-4331-0575-6
Barcode:	9781433105753

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