Understanding I know why the caged bird sings : a student casebook to issues, sources, and historical documents /

Maya Angelou's autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings was nominated for a National Book Award, yet in 1995 it topped the list of books most frequently challenged in schools and libraries. This interdisciplinary collection of documents and commentary explores the historical and social con...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Megna-Wallace, Joanne, 1954-
Autor Corporativo: Greenwood Press (Westport, Conn.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1998.
Colección:Greenwood Press "Literature in context" series.
Temas:
Angelou, Maya. > I know why the caged bird sings > Examinations > Study guides.
Angelou, Maya > Contributions in autobiography.
Angelou, Maya.
I know why the caged bird sings (Angelou, Maya)
Authors, American > Biography > History and criticism.
African American authors > Biography > History and criticism.
Women entertainers > Biography > History and criticism.
African American women > Intellectual life.
Autobiography.
Autobiography > Sources.
Women entertainers > Biography > History and criticism > Sources.
African American women authors > Biography > History and criticism > Sources.
Autobiographies as Topic
Écrivains américains > Biographies > Histoire et critique.
Écrivains noirs américains > Biographies > Histoire et critique.
Femmes artistes du spectacle > Biographies > Histoire et critique.
Noires américaines > Vie intellectuelle.
Autobiographie.
Autobiographie > Sources.
Femmes artistes du spectacle > Biographies > Histoire et critique > Sources.
Écrivaines noires américaines > Biographies > Histoire et critique > Sources.
autobiography (genre)
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
African American authors > Biography.
African American women authors > Biography.
Authors, American > Biography.
Examinations.
Women entertainers > Biography.
Litteratur > Engelsk, amerikansk litteratur.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Sources.
Study guides.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The journey to maturity and self-esteem: a literary analysis of Maya Angelou's I know why the caged bird sings
  • Violence and intimidation as a means of social control: a historical overview of race relations in the South
  • Segregated schools: an institutional method of social control
  • The African American church
  • The African American family and other role models
  • Child sexual abuse
  • Censorship.

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