Politics and affect in Black women's fiction / Kathy Glass.

SeriesPhilosophy of race
Contents Love-driven politics in Frances Harper's The Two offers -- Do unto others: de-racializing the golden rule in Julia Collins's The Curse of caste; or The Slave bride -- Nella Larsen's Spiritual strivings -- On Blackness and longing in Danzy Senna's Caucasia."
Abstract 'This book offers original readings of classic and contemporary black texts, highlighting the pain of racism and love-based strategies of antiracist resistance. Kathy Glass gives sustained attention to the impact of racist affect on the black body and how black women writers deploy emotional states to move readers to progressive political action.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Issued in other formPrint version: Glass, Kathy L., author. Politics and affect in Black women's fiction Lanham : Lexington Books, 2017 9781498538398
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2017053210
ISBN9781498538404 (electronic)