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Romero - Activism and the American Novel: Religion and Resistance in Fiction by Women of Color - 9780813933290 - V9780813933290
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Activism and the American Novel: Religion and Resistance in Fiction by Women of Color

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Description for Activism and the American Novel: Religion and Resistance in Fiction by Women of Color Paperback. "The American literatures initiative"--T.p. verso. Num Pages: 217 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Since the 1980s, many activists and writers have turned from identity politics toward ethnic religious traditions to rediscover and reinvigorate their historic role in resistance to colonialism and oppression. In her examination of contemporary fiction by women of color--including Toni Morrison, Ana Castillo, Toni Cade Bambara, Louise Erdrich, and Leslie Marmon Silko--Channette Romero considers the way these novels newly engage with Vodun, Santer a, Candombl , and American Indian traditions. Critical of a widespread disengagement from civic participation and of the contemporary novel's disconnection from politics, this fiction attempts to transform the novel and the practice of reading into a ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
217
Place of Publication
Charlottesville, United States
ISBN
9780813933290
SKU
V9780813933290
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About Romero
Channette Romero is Assistant Professor of English at the University of Georgia.

Reviews for Activism and the American Novel: Religion and Resistance in Fiction by Women of Color
This book takes as its focus an important, powerful, widely read, and widely taught body of contemporary American literature by renowned women of color. The author's sophisticated grasp of spirituality and her thorough, nuanced knowledge of contemporary literature shine through the book. This is a valuable work by a gifted and insightful literary critic.
Joanna Brooks, San ... Read more

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