Critical Appropriations: African American Women and the Construction of Transnational Identity Contributor(s): Drake, Simone C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0807153877 ISBN-13: 9780807153871 Publisher: LSU Press OUR PRICE: $33.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - African American - Social Science | Women's Studies - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
Dewey: 810.992 |
LCCN: 2013024531 |
Series: Southern Literary Studies (Hardcover) |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.86" W x 8.69" (0.84 lbs) 200 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: From the novels of Toni Morrison to the music of Beyonc Knowles, the cultural prevalence of a transnational black identity, as created by African American women, is more than a product of geographic mobility. Rather, as author Simone C. Drake shows, these constructions illuminate our understanding of a chronically marginalized demographic. In Critical Appropriations, Drake contends that these fluid and hetero-geneous characterizations of black females arise from multiple creative outlets -- literature, film, and music videos -- and reflect African Ameri-can women's evolving concept of home, community, gender, and family. |