Title Black female vampires in African American women's novels, 1977-2011 : she bites back / Kendra R. Parker

Published Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2019]

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Description 1 online resource (xli, 145 pages) Contents Introduction: the first bite -- "I'm not the vampire he is; I give in return for my taking": the black female vampire figure in Octavia E. Butler's Mind of my mind -- Jewelle Gomez's The Gilda stories: black female vampire as a new American monomyth -- Intersectional disempowerment and know-your-place aggression: a vindication of the rights of Anita Hill in Octavia E. Butler's Fledgling? -- "She's not turning. she's in flux": the ability/disability system in l.A. Banks's The bitten -- Rehabilitative logic: sex work, procreation, and vampires in Pearl Cleage's Just wanna testify -- Afterword: the final bite Summary This book critically situates the figure of the black female vampire within literary studies, cultural studies, gender studies, and critical race studies. It invites readers to take a closer look at the black female vampire figure and how that figure shapes and is shaped by cultural narratives about African American womanhood Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 07, 2018) Subject American fiction -- Women authors -- History and criticism American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism American fiction -- 21st century -- History and criticism Vampires in literature. African American women in literature. LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General. African American women in literature American fiction American fiction -- Women authors Vampires in literature Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. Form Electronic book LC no. 2018047332 ISBN 1498553184 9781498553186

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