Speaking in Tongues and Dancing Diaspora - Black Women Writing and Performing (Hardcover)

Tropes ranging from Houston Baker's "bluesman," to Henry Louis Gates' "signifyin'" to Geneva Smitherman's "talkin' and testifyin'" to bell hooks' "talking back" to Cheryl Wall's "worrying the line" all affirm the power of sonance and sound in the African American literary tradition. The collection of essays in Speaking in Tongues and Dancing Diaspora contributes to this tradition by theorizing the preeminence of voice and narration (and the consequences of their absence) in the literary and cultural performances of black women. Looking to work by such prominent black female authors as Alice Walker, Sherley Anne Williams, Toni Morrison, Zora Neal Hurston, among many others, Mae G. Henderson provides a deeply felt reflection on race and gender and their effects within the discourse of speaker and listener.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Race and American Culture, 17
Release date:	June 2014
First published:	June 2014
Authors:	Mae G. Henderson (Professor of English)
Dimensions:	242 x 162 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	336
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-511659-5
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > From 1900 Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Black studies Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General
LSN:	0-19-511659-3
Barcode:	9780195116595

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