Literary passion, ideological commitment
Subtitle: toward a legacy of Afro-Cuban and Afro-Brazilian women writers
By: Dawn Duke.
Publisher: Bucknell University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Lewisburg [Pa.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 277
ISBN-13: 9780838757062
Subjects: Cuban literature -- Women authors -- History and criticism; Cuban literature -- Black authors -- History and criticism; Brazilian literature -- Women authors -- History and criticism; Brazilian literature -- Black authors -- History and criticism; Literature, Comparative -- Cuban; Literature, Comparative -- Brazilian
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-268) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Complexities of gendered and racialized depictions in novels by male writers; title: Pioneers in a tradition of Afro-Latin American women's writings; title: Making her presence felt : the politics of poets; title: Woman-centered poetic revisioning : female strength and sexuality; title: The gaze outward : implications for cultural perception and agency; title: Conclusion: A shared legacy.