Description: Speaking in Tongues and Dancing Diaspora: Black Women Writing and Performing (Race and American Culture) [Hardcover] Henderson, Mae G. Product Overview The oral tradition has always played an important role in African American literature, ranging from works such as Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God to Toni Morrison's Beloved. These and countless other novels affirm the power of sonance and sound in the African American literary canon. Considering the wide swath of work in this powerful lineage -- in addition to its shared heritage with performance -- Mae G. Henderson deploys her trope of "speaking in tongues" to theorize the preeminence of voice and narration in black women's literary performance through her reconstruction of a fundamentally spiritual practice as a critical concept for reading black women's writing dialogically and intertextually. The first half of the book is devoted to influential works of fiction, as Henderson offers a series of spirited, attentive readings of works by Zora Neale Hurston, Alice Walker, Sherley Anne Williams, Toni Morrison, Gayl Jones, and Nella Larsen. The second half shifts gears to consider the world of female African American performance, most notably in the figures of Josephine Baker and the video dancer. Drawing on the trope of "dancing diaspora," Henderson proposes a model of theorizing based on "performing testimony" and "critical witnessing." Throughout the book, Henderson draws on a history of black women not only in the Pentecostal Holiness Church, but also within the traditions of classical, Christian, African, and black diasporic spirituality and performance. Ultimately, Speaking in Tongues and Dancing Diaspora provides a deeply felt reflection on race and gender and their effects within the discourses of speaker/listener and audience/performer. Read more Details Publisher : Oxford University Press; 1st edition (June 4, 2014) Language : English Hardcover : 336 pages ISBN-10 : 0195116593 ISBN-13 : 95 Item Weight : 1.28 pounds Dimensions : 9.3 x 1.3 x 6.3 inches Best Sellers Rank: #5,253,200 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #1,187 in Literary Theory #1,476 in American Literature (Books) #1,781 in Black & African American Literary Criticism (Books) #1,187 in Literary Theory #1,476 in American Literature (Books) We have been selling used books since 2012, and we've learned that the most important thing is doing good business. Honesty is our policy. Free Shipping We ship worldwide. We have multiple warehouses around the world, so please note the extended handling time on certain listings.
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ISBN: 0195116593
ISBN10: 0195116593
ISBN13: 9780195116595
EAN: 9780195116595
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Brand: OUP USA
GTIN: 09780195116595
Number of Pages: 320 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Speaking in Tongues and Dancing Diaspora : Black Women Writing and Performing
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Item Height: 1.3 in
Subject: Women Authors, American / African American, Subjects & Themes / Women, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Publication Year: 2014
Item Weight: 20.8 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Not Available
Subject Area: Literary Criticism, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography
Item Length: 9.3 in
Item Width: 6.3 in
Series: Race and American Culture Ser.
Format: Hardcover
