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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Romero, Channette (1975-....)
Titre(s) : Activism and the American novel [Texte imprimé] : religion and resistance in fiction by women of color / Channette Romero
Publication : Charlottesville : University of Virginia press, 2012
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (VIII-217 p.) ; 24 cm
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
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, Santería, Candomblé, 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 means of political engagement and an inspiration for social
change
Sujet(s) : Roman américain -- 1970-.... -- Thèmes, motifs
Roman américain -- Femmes écrivains -- Thèmes, motifs
Roman américain -- Auteurs noirs américains -- Thèmes, motifs
Roman américain -- Aspect politique
Religion -- Dans la littérature
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780813933283. - ISBN 0813933285. - ISBN 9780813933290. - ISBN 0813933293. -
ISBN 9780813933306. - ISBN 0813933307
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb455640398
Notice n° :
FRBNF45564039
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Introduction: Searching for relations ; Reconstituting the public sphere ; Spiritual
temporalities and histories: Cristina Garcia and Leanne Howe ; Rewriting America's
exceptionalism: Toni Morrison ; Post-civil rights community: Alice Walker, Toni Cade
Bambara, and Ana Castillo ; Indigenous sovereignties: Leslie Marmon Silko and Louise
Erdrich ; Conclusion: Toward a literary activism.
