Women on the Edge: Ethnicity and Gender in Short Stories by American WomenEleven contributors, including two males, analyze the themes of gender and ethnicity--and their siblings of class, sexual preference, and religion--represented in short stories by contemporary American women of dual cultures. Sample titles include: (Dis)continuous narrative: the articulation of a chicana feminist voice in Cisneros' The House on Mango Street, Beyond otherness: negotiated identities and Viramontes' "The Cariboo Cafe," and Reconstructing the Native- American woman: Erdrich's "Fleur." The other authors discussed are: Cofer, Hejmadi, Yamamoto, Suncircle, Lorde, Morrison, Welty, and Ozick. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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Contents
DisContinuous Narrative The Articulation of | 3 |
Beyond Otherness Negotiated Identities | 19 |
Judith Ortiz Cofers Silent Dancing Making More | 35 |
Flight and Arrival A Study of Padma Hejmadis | 53 |
Subversive Extravagance Women in Hisaye | 67 |
Afrekete Rising Two Comingout Stories | 81 |
Playing in the Light White Girls Dreaming | 111 |
Ruths Journey into the Fields Feminism | 129 |
Contributors Notes | 161 |
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| Title | Women on the Edge: Ethnicity and Gender in Short Stories by American Women Volume 2124 of Garland reference library of the humanities, ISSN 1059-3454 Volume 19 of Garland reference library of the humanities: Wellesley studies in critical theory, literary history, and culture Volume 19 of Wellesley Studies in Critical Theory, Literary History and Culture, [Garland reference library of the humanities |
| Editors | Corinne H. Dale, J. H. E. Paine, J. H. Paine |
| Publisher | Psychology Press, 1999 |
| ISBN | 0815332475, 9780815332473 |
| Length | 169 pages |
| Subjects | › › Literary Criticism / American / General Literary Criticism / Women Authors |
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