02009nam 2200445 450 991081311430332120230126220305.01-4985-3840-1(CKB)3790000000537049(MiAaPQ)EBC5165284(Au-PeEL)EBL5165284(CaPaEBR)ebr11475446(OCoLC)1010547560(EXLCZ)99379000000053704920220518d2018 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierPolitics and affect in Black women's fiction /Kathy GlassLanham, Maryland :Lexington Books,[2018]©20181 online resource (135 pages)Philosophy of Race1-4985-3839-8 Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter One: Love-Driven Politics in Frances Harper's "The Two Offers" -- Chapter Two: "Do Unto Others" -- Chapter Three: Nella Larsen's Spiritual Strivings -- Chapter Four: On Blackness and Longing in Danzy Senna's Caucasia -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.This book offers original readings of classic and contemporary black texts, highlighting the pain of racism and love-based strategies of antiracist resistance. Kathy Glass gives sustained attention to the impact of racist affect on the black body and how black women writers deploy emotional states to move readers to progressive political action.Philosophy of RaceAmerican fictionAfrican American authorsHistory and criticismAmerican fictionAfrican American authorsHistory and criticism.813.009896073Glass Kathy L.1714894MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910813114303321Politics and affect in Black women's fiction4109070UNINA