Writing women's communities
Subtitle: the politics and poetics of contemporary multi-genre anthologies
By: Cynthia G. Franklin.
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Madison
Language: eng
Number of pages: 268
Subjects: American literature -- Women authors -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc.; Literature publishing -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century.; Politics and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century.; Women and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century.; Community in literature.; Literary form.
Description: Exploring intersections and alliances across the often competing categories of race, class, gender, and sexuality, Writing Women's Communities contributes to current public debates about multiculturalism, feminism, identity politics, the academy as a site of political activism, and the relationship between literature and politics. Franklin points out that the anthology form breaks down distinctions between the "literary" and the "extra-literary" by including many genres.

Noting the increasing movement of women of color into the academy in the 1980s and 1990s, she shows that the anthology provides a forum that enables the editors - often women working within universities - to reach and remain part of multiple communities.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 242-255) and index.