Crossing the Line : Racial Passing in Twentieth-Century U.S. Literature and Culture /

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Examines constructions of racial identity through the exploration of passing narratives including Black Like Me and forties jazz musician Mezz Mezzrow's memoir Really the Blues.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wald, Gayle, 1965-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Durham [N.C.] : Duke University Press, 2000.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Letterkunde.
Etnisch bewustzijn.
Rassenverhoudingen.
Racially mixed people in literature.
Race in literature.
Passing (Identity) in literature.
Passing (Identity)
Group identity in literature.
American prose literature > African American authors.
American prose literature.
African Americans in literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > African American.
Race dans la litterature.
Identite collective dans la litterature.
Noirs americains dans la litterature.
Passing (Identite) dans la litterature.
Prose americaine > Auteurs noirs americains > Histoire et critique.
Passing (Identite) > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Prose americaine > 20e siecle > Histoire et critique.
American prose literature > African American authors > History and criticism.
Passing (Identity) > United States > History > 20th century.
American prose literature > 20th century > History and criticism.
United States.
History.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary:Examines constructions of racial identity through the exploration of passing narratives including Black Like Me and forties jazz musician Mezz Mezzrow's memoir Really the Blues.
Item Description:Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Princeton University, 1995.
Physical Description:1 online resource (272 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780822380924

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