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| ISBN | : | 0253209269 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780253209269 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 |
| Publication | : | First published January 1, 1995 |
"The Changing Same" examines defining moments in African American women's fiction and its reception: the "Women's Era" of the 1890s, the Harlem Renaissance, and the "New Black Renaissance" of the 1970s and 1980s. Deborah McDowell maps this history in readings of Emma Dunham Kelley, Frances E. W. Harper, Jessie Fauset, Nella Larsen, Alice Walker, Toni Morrison, and Sherley Anne Williams. She examines representations of slavery, sexuality, and homoeroticism; the reception of African American women's fiction in the 1980s; and African American feminist writing in the "Age of Theory."
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I was lucky to take a course from Deborah McDowell as an undergrad at UVA. At the time I was not aware of all the important work she was doing as a scholar and this book is a compendium of some of her most important essays and talks over several decades of her career. She is a clear writer but it is by no means light reading (geared to an academic audience) and will be more accessible to readers already familiar with literary studies, especially African-American studies, feminist criticism, and poststructuralism. She discusses the work of well know figures like Alice Walker and Toni Morrison, as well as lesser known writers including Nella Larsen and Jessie Fauset.
