The scary Mason-Dixon Line : African American writers and the South / Trudier Harris.
| Author/creator | Harris, Trudier |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, ©2009. |
| Description | xi, 247 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Subjects |
| Series | Southern literary studies Southern literary studies. ^A17900 |
| Contents | Introduction : Southern black writers no matter where they are born -- Such a frightening musical form : James Baldwin's Blues for Mister Charlie (1964) -- Fear of manhood in the wake of systemic racism in Ernest J. Gaines's "Three men" (1968) -- The irresistible appeal of slavery : fear of losing the self in Octavia E. Butler's Kindred (1979) -- Owning the script, owning the self : transcendence of fear in Sherley Anne Williams's Dessa Rose (1986) -- 10,000 miles from Dixie and still in the South : fear of transplanted racism in Yusef Komunyakaa's Vietnam poetry : Dien cai dau (1988) -- Fear of family, Christianity, and the self : Southern black "othering" in Randall Kenan's A visitation of spirits (1989) -- A haunting diary and a slasher quilt : using dynamic folk communities to combat terror in Phyllis Alesia Perry's Stigmata (1998) -- Domesticating fear : Tayari Jones's mission in Leaving Atlanta (2002) -- The worst fear imaginable : black slave owners in Edward P. Jones's The known world (2003) -- No fear; or, autoerotic creativity : how Raymond Andrews pleasures himself in Baby Sweet's (1983). |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 225) and index. |
| LCCN | 2008031341 |
| ISBN | 9780807133958 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0807133957 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780801833953 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0801833957 (alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PS153.B53 H293 2009 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |