RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article
T1 Escritoras afro-americanas contemporáneas : historia e identidad femeninas
A1 Gallego Durán, María del Mar
K1 Historia de América
K1 America-History
K1 Filología
K1 Philology
AB The recent preeminence of the literary production of contemporary African Americanwomen writers due to their growing visibility has led to a questioning and redefinition of the established canon of American literature. However, after almost thirty years of history, a revaluation of the significance and impact of this production is needed. The fact that their work is at the top of woridwide bestsellers lists emphasizes the interest awakened in the readingmarket by the themes deah with by these women, practically ignored up to then. Such thematic content seems to be structured according to two main concerns: the first one, the redefinition of the concept of Afincan American female identity from within, that also implies a redefinition ofthe beauty ideal and a reconstruction of a notion of history and culture from this perspective; and the second one, the concept of gender specificity, of femininity within the African American community. The detailed analysis of these two issues will confirm the important place that this production rightly occupies in the American contemporary canon, together with the promising future it offers to coming women writers who continue to explore the rich and dynamic potentiality of the Afiican American female tradition.
PB Universidad de Alcalá de Henares. Servicio de Publicaciones
YR 1999
FD 1999
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10017/5020
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10017/5020
LA spa
DS MINDS@UW
RD 25-abr-2024