A biography of Native Son’s Bigger Thomas that examines his continued relevance in the debates over Black men and the violence of racism
Trudier Harris Ordre des livres
Trudier Harris est une historienne de la littérature dont le travail explore une compréhension approfondie et une analyse critique de la littérature afro-américaine. Son écriture examine les problèmes sociaux et culturels complexes qui ont façonné l'expérience afro-américaine et ses expressions littéraires. Par ses recherches et ses publications, Harris contribue à enrichir notre compréhension du paysage riche et diversifié de la tradition littéraire afro-américaine. Sa perspective critique offre des aperçus précieux sur des thèmes tels que la race, l'identité et la résistance au sein de la société américaine.
- 2024
- 2023
From Mammies to Militants. Domestics in Black American Literature
- 203pages
- 8 heures de lecture
Written by Professor Trudier Harris who explores the differences between Northern and Southern maids and between "mammy" and "militant." She touches on nearly all Black American writers of the twentieth century, but gives extended discussion of works by Charles Chesnutt, Kristin Hunter, Toni Morrison, Richard Wright, Ann Petry, William Melin Kelley, Alice Childresss, John A. Williams, Douglas Turner Ward, Barbara Woods, Ted Shine, and Ed Bullins.
- 2023
Martin Luther King Jr., Heroism, and African American Literature
- 200pages
- 7 heures de lecture
Examines how representations of Martin Luther King Jr's character and persona in works of African American literature have evolved and reflect the changing values and mores of African American culture.
- 2023
From Mammies to Militants: Domestics in Black American Literature from Charles Chesnutt to Toni Morrison
- 232pages
- 9 heures de lecture
Focuses on the issue of stereotypes of Black women
- 2021
This book studies fictional homespaces in African American literature from those set in the time of slavery to modern urban configurations of the homespace. The author examines the factors that influence homespaces in African American literature and analyzes why African American writers often portray troubling and dysfunctional homespaces.