Toni Morrison's Developing BTCass Consciousness

by Doreatha Drummond Mbalia

Overview

This revision of the 1991 edition adds chapters critiquing Toni Morrison's subsequent novels, Jazz (1992) and Paradise (1998), plus the Nobel Prize-winning author's reflections on how her life experiences are reflected in her creative process and particular works. Through the ideological lens of Nkrumaism, which applies historical and dialectical materialism to explain and propose a solution to the unique oppression of African peoples, Mbalia (Africology, U. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) details how Morrison via her themes and characters shares her "...struggle to contribute to the liberation of African people." Distributed by Associated University Presses. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781575910680
Publisher:	University Press Copublishing Division
Publication date:	06/01/2004
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	244
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.80(d)

Table of Contents

	Preface to the First Edition	9
	Preface to the Second Edition	11
	Acknowledgments	13
Part I
1.	Nkrumaism and the Novels of Toni Morrison	19
2.	The Bluest Eye: The Need for Racial Approbation	32
3.	Sula: The Struggle for Individual Fulfillment	42
4.	Song of Solomon: The Struggle for Race and Class Consciousness	53
5.	Tar Baby: A Reflection of Morrison's Developed Class Consciousness	69
6.	Beloved: Solidarity as Solution	88
7.	Women Who Run with Wild: The Need for Sisterhoods in Jazz	104
8.	Paradise: A Warning Not to "Africanize" Exploitation	125
9.	A Rationalization for and an Assessment of Toni Morrison's Developing Class Consciousness	165
10.	Conclusion: A Praisesong for Toni Morrison, A Call to Action for Her Readers	181
Part II
	A Sampling of the "Bits and Pieces" of Toni Morrison's Life Experiences in Her Works: In Her Own Words	187
	Afterword: Love	212
	Notes	216
	Bibliography	237
	Index	242