What is African American literature? [electronic resource] / by Margo N. Crawford.
"In "Toni Morrison on a Book She Loves," Morrison explains how Gayl Jones' novel Corregidora (1975) transformed African American women's literature. As Morrison remembers her first encounter of Corregidora, she foregrounds the textual production of affect (a "smile of disbelief" that she still "feel...
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| Language: | English |
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Hoboken :
Wiley-Blackwell,
2020.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Wiley Blackwell manifestos
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
Contents:
- Introduction: The Affective Atmosphere of African American Literature
- The Textual Production of Black Affect: The Blush of Toni Morrison's Last Novel
- Mood Books
- The Vibrations of African American Literature
- Shiver: The Diasporic Shock of Elsewhere
- Twitch or Wink: The Literary Afterlife of the Afterlife of Slavery.