Mafe Mixed Race Stereotypes in South African and American Literature

Coloring Outside the (Black and White) Lines
2013
ISBN: 978-1-137-36493-7
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 195 Seiten, eBook

Mixed Race Stereotypes in South African and American Literature examines the popular literary stereotype, the tragic mulatto, from a transnational perspective. Mafe considers the ways in which specific South African and American writers have used this controversial literary character to challenge the logic of racial categorization.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mafe, D.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Tainted Blood: The 'Tragic Mulatto' Tradition 1. God's Stepchildren: The 'Tragedy of Being a Halfbreed' in South African Literature 2. 'An Unlovely Woman': Bessie Head's Mulatta (re)Vision 3. 'A Little Yellow Bastard Boy': Arthur Nortje's Mulatto Manhood 4. Tragic to Magic?: Achmat Dangor's Bitter Fruit Conclusion: Playing in the Light

Über Autor(innen)

Diana Adesola Mafe is an Associate Professor in the English Department at Denison University, USA.