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Considering new perspectives on writers such as Toni Morrison, Margaret Atwood, and Louise Erdrich, Confronting Visuality in Multi-ethnic Women's Writing traces a cross-cultural tradition in which contemporary female writers situate images of women within larger contexts of visuality.

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Author:   A. Laflen
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2014
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   2.727kg
ISBN:  

9781349489770

ISBN 10:   1349489778
Pages:   199
Publication Date:   18 December 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

"Introduction: What's (Still) Wrong with Images of Women? PART I. COMING-OF-AGE WITH MASS MEDIA 1. (Re)visualizing History in Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye 2. Transforming Culture and Consciousness in Bobbie Ann Mason's In Country PART II. WITNESSING VISUAL MANIPULATION 3. 'There Were Signs and I Missed Them': Reading Beneath the Image in Margaret Atwood's Speculative Fiction 4. The Politics of Vanishing: Bearing Witness to the Wounded Family in Louise Erdrich's Shadow Tag PART III. SPECTATORSHIP IN AN EXPANDED FIELD OF VISION 5. Against Visual Objectivity in Gish Jen's ""Birthmates"" and Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's ""The Ultrasound"" 6. Queering Spectatorship in Alison Bechdel's Fun Home Conclusion: Confronting Visuality in the Digital Age ?"

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Through a thoughtful and sophisticated yet accessible argument, Angela Laflen uses feminism, cultural studies, and critical race theories to examine a wide range of visual representations and their effects in literature by well-known authors, such as Toni Morrison and Margaret Atwood, as well as some up and coming ethnic writers. - Eleanor Ty, Professor of English, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada, and author of Unfastened:Globality and Asian North American Narratives and The Politics of the Visible

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Angela Laflen is Associate Professor of English at Marist College, USA.

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