Masculinity Under Construction

Literary Re-Presentations of Black Masculinity in the African Diaspora

Inbunden, Engelska, 2020

Av LaToya Jefferson-James, Latoya Jefferson-James

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Masculinity Under Construction: Literary Re-Presentations of Black Masculinity in the African Diaspora analyzes Black male identity as constructed by Black male authors. In each chapter, Dr. Jefferson-James discusses a different "construction" or definition of masculine identity produced by men of African descent on the continent of Africa, in the Caribbean, and in North America. Combing through the works of James Baldwin, Chinua Achebe, Ralph Ellison, George Lamming, and other pan-African authors, Masculinity Under Construction argues for the importance of analyzing the historical context that contributed to the formation of Black male identity. Additionally, Dr. Jefferson-James draws a relationship between Black feminists and writers, such as Anna Julia Cooper and her contemporaries, and these works of literature viewed as primarily about Black masculinity.

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Utgivningsdatum2020-09-17
Mått161 x 229 x 11 mm
Vikt540 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor232
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781793615299

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Introduction: Masculinity and MutabilityChapter One: Racialized Degendering: Creating the Black Beast in the Shadow of the EnlightenmentChapter Two: Black Men, Oppositional Definitions, and Primordial AfricaChapter Three: Black Masculine Identities from Their Own HistoriesChapter Four: A Word on Black Feminists, Womanists, Men, and WritersChapter Five: Concerns of the Heart(h): Three Black Women Writers and MasculinityChapter Six: Out of Necessity: Black Men Evaluate Definitions of Masculinity

Masculinity Under Construction is an exciting, much-needed study. Through deft readings of “anti/postcolonial” authors, including Aimé Césaire, James Baldwin, Mariama Ba, Ernest Gaines, Amos Tutuola, and George Lamming, Dr. LaToya Jefferson-James broadens and transforms our understanding of masculine identity within the African Diaspora. This engaging, most-welcome work opens new vistas on Black Manhood, Postcolonial Studies, and African Diaspora Studies, and clearly constitutes a major scholastic accomplishment.