LEADER 03362nam 2200685Ia 450 001 9910453255303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-57233-977-2 010 $a1-283-94835-4 035 $a(CKB)2550000001003762 035 $a(EBL)1109184 035 $a(OCoLC)828423792 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000804572 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11431473 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000804572 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10813389 035 $a(PQKB)11261858 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1109184 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse25002 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1109184 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10645122 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL426085 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001003762 100 $a20120523d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCrossing b(l)ack$b[electronic resource] $emixed-race identity in modern American fiction and culture /$fSika A. Dagbovie-Mullins 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aKnoxville $cUniversity of Tennessee Press$dc2013 215 $a1 online resource (183 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-57233-932-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aWhat's old is new again, or The brand new fetish: black/white bodies in American racial discourse -- From naxos to Copenhagen: Helga Crane's mixed-race aspirations in Nella Larsen's Quicksand -- Homeward bound: negotiating borders in Lucinda Roy's Lady Moses and Danzy Senna's Caucasia -- "This is how memory works": boundary crossing, belonging, and Blackness in mixed-race autobiographies -- B(l)ack to last drop? Mariah Carey, Halle Berry, and the complexities of racial identity in popular culture. 330 $aThe past two decades have seen a growing influx of biracial discourse in fiction, memoir, and theory, and since the 2008 election of Barack Obama to the presidency, debates over whether America has entered a "post-racial" phase have set the media abuzz. In this penetrating and provocative study, Sika A. Dagbovie-Mullins adds a new dimension to this dialogue as she investigates the ways in which various mixed-race writers and public figures have redefined both "blackness" and "whiteness" by invoking multiple racial identities. Focusing on several key novels-Nella Larsen's Quicksand 606 $aAmerican fiction$y20th century$xHistory and criticism 606 $aAmerican fiction$y21st century$xHistory and criticism 606 $aAfrican Americans$xRace identity 606 $aRacially mixed people in literature 606 $aRacially mixed people$xRace identity$zUnited States 606 $aPassing (Identity) in literature 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aAmerican fiction$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aAmerican fiction$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aAfrican Americans$xRace identity. 615 0$aRacially mixed people in literature. 615 0$aRacially mixed people$xRace identity 615 0$aPassing (Identity) in literature. 676 $a813/.5409896073 700 $aDagbovie-Mullins$b Sika A$01056611 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910453255303321 996 $aCrossing b(l)ack$92491120 997 $aUNINA