Black Women Writers Across Cultures: An Analysis of Their Contributions

by Valentine Udoh James, James S. Etim, Melanie Marshall James, Ambe J. Njoh

Overview

Black Women Writers Across Cultures-An Analysis of Their Contribution is an edited volume of value to women's studies courses, and to courses specifically addressing the work of black women writers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781573094160
Publisher:	International Scholars Publications
Publication date:	11/01/2000
Pages:	248
Product dimensions:	5.86(w) x 8.96(h) x 0.51(d)

About the Author

Valentine Udoh James is the Director of the Ph.D. program in Public Policy at Southern University, Louisiana.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Preface; Acknowledgements; About the Contributors Chapter 2 The Keys to Contribution of Black Women Writers Chapter 3 Bessie Head's Perspective on Women Chapter 4 Zulu Sofola Chapter 5 Feminist Consciousness and Young Adult Literature Chapter 6 The African Response to American Feminism Chapter 7 Women and Society in Select Novels and Short Stories of Flora Nwapa Chapter 8 Coramae Richey Mann on Women, Crime and the Color of American Justice Chapter 9 Nwapa and Gender, Culture and Modernization Chapter 10 Buchi Emecheta and the Politics of Gender Chapter 11 Flora Nwapa's Final Legacy: Dramatic Elements in The Sychophants Chapter 12 Grace Nichols' I is a Long Memoried Woman and Julie Dash's Daughters of the Dust

Editorial Reviews

For use in advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate courses on Africana women writers, scholars offer critical analysis of women who, though often little known to wider audiences, have contributed significantly to Africana literature. Reflecting a trend in the field, most apply feminist criticism to the works and writers. The topics include Bessie Head's perspective on women, the African response to American feminism in the work of Flora Nwapa and Alice Walker, and Buchi Emecheta and the politics of gender. The text is double spaced and not indexed. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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