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Record Nr.

UNINA9910793392303321

Autore

Parker Kendra R.

Titolo

Black female vampires in African American women's novels, 1977-2011 : she bites back / / Kendra R. Parker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , [2019]

©2019

ISBN

1-4985-5318-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (189 pages)

Disciplina

813.0099287

Soggetti

American fiction - Women authors - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter One: "I'm not the vampire he is -- I give in return for my taking." -- Chapter Two: Jewelle Gomez's The Gilda Stories -- Chapter Three: Intersectional Disempowerment and Know-Your-Place Aggression -- Chapter Four: "She's not turning. She's in flux" -- Chapter Five: Rehabilitative Logic -- Afterword -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.

Sommario/riassunto

This book critically situates the figure of the black female vampire within literary studies, cultural studies, gender studies, and critical race studies. It invites readers to take a closer look at the black female vampire figure and how that figure shapes and is shaped by cultural narratives about African American womanhood.