02061nam 2200421 450 991079339230332120230316200012.01-4985-5318-4(CKB)4100000007122936(MiAaPQ)EBC5572201(Au-PeEL)EBL5572201(OCoLC)1056201761(EXLCZ)99410000000712293620220528d2019 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierBlack female vampires in African American women's novels, 1977-2011 she bites back /Kendra R. ParkerLanham, Maryland :Lexington Books,[2019]©20191 online resource (189 pages)1-4985-5317-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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.American fictionWomen authorsHistory and criticismAmerican fictionWomen authorsHistory and criticism.813.0099287Parker Kendra R.1505583MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910793392303321Black female vampires in African American women's novels, 1977-20113735222UNINA