Conjugal Union : the Body, the House, and the Black American.

Conjugal Union : the Body, the House, and the Black American.

Arguing that gender and sexuality have always played a role in questions of black national identity, the author identifies the origins of a ""national"" African-American literature in 1827 and the beginnings of a novelistic tradition. He shows how various forces shaped the ideal...

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Main Author: Reid-Pharr, Robert F.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cary : Oxford University Press, 1999
Series:Race and American culture.
Subjects:
African Americans > Race identity.
African Americans > Intellectual life.
Black nationalism > United States.
Body image > Social aspects > United States > History.
African American intellectuals > History.
American literature > African American authors > History and criticism.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central

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