Cultural Sites of Critical Insight
Philosophy, Aesthetics, and African American and Native American Women's Writings
State University of New York Press · Print & ebook · February 22, 2007
Explores the interplay between artistic values and social, political, and moral concerns in writings by African American and Native American women.
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- Who it’s for
- Interdisciplinary essays examine how artistic values meet social, political, and moral concerns in women’s writing.
- Genres
- Comparative Literature, Black Lit Crit, Indigenous Lit Crit
- Published
- State University of New York Press, February 22, 2007
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Explores the interplay between artistic values and social, political, and moral concerns in writings by African American and Native American women. Bringing together criticism on both African American and Native American women writers, this book offers fresh perspectives on art and beauty, truth, justice, community, and the making of a good and happy life.
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The essays draw on interdisciplinary, feminist, and comparative methods in the works of writers such as Toni Morrison, Leslie Silko, Alice Walker, Linda Hogan, Paula Gunn Allen, Luci Tapahonso, Phillis Wheatley, and Sherley Anne Williams, making them more accessible for critical consideration in the fields of aesthetics, philosophy, and critical theory. The contributors formulate unique frameworks for interpreting the multiple levels of complex, cultural play between Native American and African American women writers in America, and pave the way for innovative hermeneutic possibilities for reassessing writers of both traditions.
Art and Social Concerns
Interdisciplinary essays examine how artistic values meet social, political, and moral concerns in women’s writing.
Come here for
- Essays on art and beauty, truth, justice, community, and the good life
- Comparative criticism of African American and Native American women writers
Expect
- Feminist and comparative readings of writers including Toni Morrison and Leslie Silko
- Critical perspectives spanning aesthetics, philosophy, and critical theory
Where it sits
| Indigenous Lit Crit | 53% |
|---|---|
| Black Lit Crit | 49% |
| Comparative Literature | 38% |
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Publisher categories
- Black Lit Crit
- Indigenous Lit Crit
- Philosophy
- Authors
- Angela L. Cotten, Christa Davis Acampora
- Publisher
- State University of New York Press
- Published
- February 22, 2007
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Black Lit Crit