Description |
1 online resource (vi, 298 pages) : illustrations |
Series |
New Americanists |
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New Americanists.
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Contents |
Subaltern as imperialist : speaking of Olaudah Equiano / Marion Rust -- "Most respectable looking gentleman" : passing, possession, and transgression in 'Running a thousand miles for freedom' / Ellen M. Weinauer -- 'Autobiography of an ex-colored man' : (passing for) black passing for white / Samira Kawash -- Sliding significations : passing as a narrative and textual strategy in Nella Larsen's fiction / Martha J. Cutter -- Spanish masquerade and drama of racial identity in 'Uncle Tom's cabin' / Julia Stern -- Blackness and the literary imagination : uncovering 'The hidden hand' / Katharine Nicholson Ings -- "Most disagreeable mirror" : reflections on white identity in 'Black like me' / Gayle Ward -- Confederate counterfeit : the case of the cross-dressed Civil War soldier / Elizabeth Young -- Displacing desire : passing, nostalgia, and 'Giovanni's room' / Valerie Rohy -- Passing for white, passing for black / Adrian Piper |
Summary |
Passing refers to the process whereby a person of one race, gender, nationality, or sexual orientation adopts the guise of another. Historically, this has often involved black slaves passing as white in order to gain their freedom. More generally, it has served as a way for women and people of color to access male or white privilege. In their examination of this practice of crossing boundaries, the contributors to this volume offer a unique perspective for studying the construction and meaning of personal and cultural identities. These essays consider a wide range of texts and moments from colonial times to the present that raise significant questions about the political motivations inherent in the origins and maintenance of identity categories and boundaries. Through discussions of such literary works as Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom, The Autobiography of an Ex–Coloured Man, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, The Hidden Hand, Black Like Me, and Giovanni’s Room, the authors examine issues of power and privilege and ways in which passing might challenge the often rigid structures of identity politics. Their interrogation of the semiotics of behavior, dress, language, and the body itself contributes significantly to an understanding of national, racial, gender, and sexual identity in American literature and culture. Contextualizing and building on the theoretical work of such scholars as Judith Butler, Diana Fuss, Marjorie Garber, and Henry Louis Gates Jr., Passing and the Fictions of Identity will be of value to students and scholars working in the areas of race, gender, and identity theory, as well as U.S. history and literature. -- Publisher |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-284) and index |
Notes |
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Print version record |
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American literature -- History and criticism.
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Passing (Identity) in literature.
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Difference (Psychology) in literature.
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Gender identity in literature.
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African Americans -- Race identity.
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Racially mixed people in literature.
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African Americans in literature.
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Group identity in literature.
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Difference (Philosophy) in literature.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General.
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Difference (Philosophy) in literature
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African Americans in literature
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African Americans -- Race identity
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American literature
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Civilization
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Difference (Psychology) in literature
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Gender identity in literature
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Group identity in literature
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Passing (Identity) in literature
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Racially mixed people in literature
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Letterkunde.
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Amerikaans.
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Culturele identiteit.
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Rassenverhoudingen.
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SUBJECT |
United States -- Civilization.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85139934
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Subject |
United States
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Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Ginsberg, Elaine K., 1936- editor.
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ISBN |
9780822382027 |
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0822382024 |
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1283062496 |
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9781283062497 |
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0822317559 |
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9780822317555 |
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