02531nam 2200541 a 450 991045911890332120200520144314.03-8366-3511-9(CKB)2670000000058009(EBL)595208(OCoLC)692156985(SSID)ssj0000657864(PQKBManifestationID)12283994(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000657864(PQKBWorkID)10680478(PQKB)11183710(MiAaPQ)EBC595208(Au-PeEL)EBL595208(CaPaEBR)ebr10489300(EXLCZ)99267000000005800920110913d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPassing[electronic resource] an exploration of African-Americans on their journey for an identity along the colour line /Kathleen WehnertHamburg Diplomica Verlag20101 online resource (47 p.)Cover title.3-8366-8511-6 Includes bibliographical references.Passing; Table of Contents; 1. Introduction; 2. Setting Passing in Context -Du Bois, Double Consciousness & Harlem Renaissance; 3. Passing- The Instability of the African-American Identity; 4. Passing- The Journey for an African-American Identity; 5. Critical Reflection & Conclusion: Passing and the Instability of Race; 6. BibliographyLarsen and other African-American writers, including James Weldon Johnson, explored the intricacies and contradictions of the concept of race at the beginning of the 20th century, in particular by addressing the phenomenon of 'passing'. Passing has many definitions, most often it is associated with the term 'passing for white', which implies the crossing of the colour line from black to white in order to transcend racial barriers. Until the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century, writers hardly had addressed the passing figure in literature. Passing has always been a much camoufAfrican AmericansRace identityAfrican AmericansSocial conditionsElectronic books.African AmericansRace identity.African AmericansSocial conditions.810.9353Wehnert Kathleen991459MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910459118903321Passing2269012UNINA