The Passing Figure: Racial Confusion in Modern American LiteraturePeter Lang, 1996 - 142 pagina's How and when does literature most effectively uncover race to be a mataphor? The passing figure, a light-skinned African-American capable and willing to pass for white, provides the thematic focus to this provocative study. In exploring the social and cultural history of this distinctly American phenomenon, Bennett moves freely between literature, film, and music, arguing that the passing figure is crucial to our understanding of past and present conceptions of race. |
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... seen it or , to my knowledge , heard or read about it . I never have been on the Mississippi or in the deep South . I wrote Show Boat . ( A Peculiar Treasure 277 ) But for all of Ferber's continuous and boastful self - promotion , in ...
... seen it or , to my knowledge , heard or read about it . I never have been on the Mississippi or in the deep South . I wrote Show Boat . ( A Peculiar Treasure 277 ) But for all of Ferber's continuous and boastful self - promotion , in ...
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... seen . In the opening chapter , he describes his recent arrival into Harlem : I was frightened . After all I had never seen Show Boat 83.
... seen . In the opening chapter , he describes his recent arrival into Harlem : I was frightened . After all I had never seen Show Boat 83.
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... Seen By White Authors " have examined the most common stereotypes that have appeared in literature written by white writers , there needs to be a comprehensive overview of the diverse representations of the black jeremiad . 22. Ralph ...
... Seen By White Authors " have examined the most common stereotypes that have appeared in literature written by white writers , there needs to be a comprehensive overview of the diverse representations of the black jeremiad . 22. Ralph ...
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An Introduction to Passing | 1 |
Theme to Genre | 35 |
How White People Pass | 61 |
Copyright | |
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The Passing Figure: Racial Confusion in Modern American Literature Juda Bennett Geen voorbeeld beschikbaar - 1998 |
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