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Divas in African American Literature
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When Black runway models began throwing phones and VH1's Divas Live riveted viewers, a new paradigm for Black women had fully evolved in the form of the Black Diva. Tracing the trajectory of the Diva figure from the Italian castrati to Ntozake Shange's "Liliane: Resurrection of the Daughter" suggests a way around staid and fixed stereotypes about Black womanhood. The Black Diva performs her demands as a quintessential act of survival in a hostile and racist world; she is both a product of and a mark against the male gaze, Black and white. Ultimately, "Tipping on a Tightrope: Divas in African American Literature" uses present popular culture incarnations of the Diva to detail her long relationship with Black American literary culture.

Author Biography:

Aisha Damali Lockridge is Assistant Professor of English and Director of the Black Studies Minor at Allegheny College. She earned her PhD from Stony Brook University where she was a W. Burghardt Turner Fellow. Her teaching interests include African American literature, Caribbean literature, and Diva Studies.
Release date Australia
April 4th, 2012
Audience
  • Professional & Vocational
Edition
New edition
Pages
142
ISBN-13
9781433105753
Product ID
19798997

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