Trances, Dances and Vociferations - Agency and Resistance in Africana Women's Narratives (Paperback)

Contents:
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Abbreviations of Frequently Cited Titles 1. Introduction: "Pre-Text: In the beginning all was sound" 2. "The Fourth Language:" Subaltern Expression in Assia Djebar's Fantasia: An Algerian Cavalcade and A Sister to Scheherazade. 3. "The Memories of Old Women:" Alternative History in Michelle Cliff's No Telephone to Heaven and Free Enterprise 4. "I'm Breaking My Vow of Silence:" Reclaiming Speech in Paule Marshall's Praisesong for the Widow and Daughters 5. "Under the Weight of Memory and Music:" Contact Zones and Healing in Morrison's Song of Solomon and Paradise 6. Conclusion: "With Nomad Memory and Intermittent Voice:" The Africana Women's Aesthetic Tradition Works Consulted Index

General

Imprint:	Crc Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2000
First published:	2001
Authors:	Nada Elia
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	184
ISBN-13:	978-0-8153-3843-7
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > From 1900 Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Novels, other prose & writers > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General
LSN:	0-8153-3843-0
Barcode:	9780815338437

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