Literary passion, ideological commitment toward a legacy of Afro-Cuban and Afro-Brazilian women writers /

Duke, Dawn, 1965-

Literary passion, ideological commitment toward a legacy of Afro-Cuban and Afro-Brazilian women writers / [electronic resource] : Dawn Duke. - Lewisburg [Pa.] : Bucknell University Press, c2008. - 277 p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Complexities of gendered and racialized depictions in novels by male writers -- Pioneers in a tradition of Afro-Latin American women's writings -- Making her presence felt : the politics of poets -- Woman-centered poetic revisioning : female strength and sexuality -- The gaze outward : implications for cultural perception and agency -- Conclusion: A shared legacy.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

9780838758502 (electronic bk.)




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.


Electronic books.

PQ7372 / .D85 2008

860.9/92870899607291