Title: Toni Morrison and motherhood : a politics of the heart /
Authors: O'Reilly, Andrea, 1961-
Publisher: State University of New York Press,
Year: 2004
Subjects: Morrison, Toni Characters Mothers.; Morrison, Toni Political and social views.; Domestic fiction, American History and criticism.; African American families in literature.; African American women in literature.; Mother and child in literature.; Motherhood in literature.; Mothers in literature
Contents: A politics of the heart: Toni Morrison's theory of motherhood as a site of power and motherwork as concerned with the empowerment of children -- Disconnections from the motherline: gender hegemonies and the loss of the ancient properties: The Bluest Eye, Sula, Tar Baby -- Ruptures/disruptions of the motherline: slavery, migration, and assimilation: Song of Solomon, Beloved -- Reconnections to the motherline: deliverance and exile: Song of Solomon, Tar Baby -- Maternal interventions: resistance and power: The Bluest Eye, Sula, Song of Solomon, Tar Baby, Beloved, Paradise -- Maternal healing: reconciliation and redemption: Jazz, Paradise.