Courtney Thorsson

The Sisterhood

How a Network of Black Women Writers Changed American Culture

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Produktbeschreibung

The Sisterhood tells the story of how a remarkable community of Black women writers transformed American writing and cultural institutions.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Columbia University Press
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. November 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 165mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 652g
• ISBN-13: 9780231204729
• ISBN-10: 0231204728
• Artikelnr.: 68104456

Autorenporträt

Courtney Thorsson is an associate professor of English at the University of Oregon and the author of Women's Work: Nationalism and Contemporary African American Women's Novels (2013). She is the recipient of a Public Scholars Award from the National Endowment for the Humanities in support of the research and writing of this book.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. "Revolution Is Not a One-Time Event"
2. "An Association of Black Women Who Are Writers/poets/artists"
3. "To Move the Needle in Black Women's Lives"
4. "A Community of Writers Even if They Only Slap Five Once a Month"
5. "A Regular Profusion of Certain / Unidentified Roses"
6. "The Function of Freedom Is to Free Somebody Else"
7. "Making Use of Being Used"
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Permissions
Appendix 1. Members of The Sisterhood
Appendix 2. Meetings of The Sisterhood
Notes
Index