Pan-African American literature : signifyin(g) Immigrants in the Twenty-First Century
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New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2018].
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vii, 186 pages ; 23 cm
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Community College of Aurora - CentreTech - BOOKS
PS 153 .N5 L472 2018
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PS 153 .N5 L472 2018
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Published
New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2018].
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Book
Language
English
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"The fast-changing contours of the African diaspora in the United States demand that we establish new ways of understanding black identity in the twenty-first century. Twenty-First Century Pan-African American Literature takes up writings by African born or identified authors like Teju Cole, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Dinaw Mengestu, and NoViolet Bulawayo. Stephanie Li asserts that these texts reinvent the meaning of blackness by placing immigration and diasporic identity at the center of their narratives, and reassessing the relationship between slavery and contemporary social conditions. The texts studied demonstrate the ways in which race is an evolving and contested site of identity that is made new by the experiences of recent African immigrants; they also show how blackness becomes a bridge between people of radically different experiences. Though race often alienates and frustrates immigrants who are accustomed to living in all-black environments, Li holds that it can also be a powerful form of community and political mobilization"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Li, S. (2018). Pan-African American literature: signifyin(g) Immigrants in the Twenty-First Century . Rutgers University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Li, Stephanie, 1977-. 2018. Pan-African American Literature: Signifyin(g) Immigrants in the Twenty-First Century. Rutgers University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Li, Stephanie, 1977-. Pan-African American Literature: Signifyin(g) Immigrants in the Twenty-First Century Rutgers University Press, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Li, Stephanie. Pan-African American Literature: Signifyin(g) Immigrants in the Twenty-First Century Rutgers University Press, 2018.
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