Picture 1 of 1
Gallery
Picture 1 of 1
Have one to sell?
Apryl Lewis Black Feminism and Traumatic Legacies in Cont (Hardback) (UK IMPORT)
All Tariffs and Duties included - no additional charges
US $105.75
ApproximatelyS$ 137.15
Condition:
Brand New
A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages.
More than 10 available
Oops! Looks like we're having trouble connecting to our server.
Refresh your browser window to try again.
Shipping:
Free Standard Shipping from outside US.
Located in: Rushden, United Kingdom
Delivery:
Estimated between Fri, 7 Nov and Wed, 19 Nov to 94104
Returns:
30 days return. Buyer pays for return shipping. If you use an eBay shipping label, it will be deducted from your refund amount.
Coverage:
Read item description or contact seller for details. See all detailsSee all details on coverage
(Not eligible for eBay purchase protection programmes)
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:365870449724
Item specifics
- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Book Title
- Black Feminism and Traumatic Legacies in Contemporary African Ame
- Title
- Black Feminism and Traumatic Legacies in Contemporary African Ame
- ISBN-10
- 1666921386
- EAN
- 9781666921380
- ISBN
- 9781666921380
- Release Date
- 02/15/2023
- Release Year
- 2023
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Genre
- Literary Criticism
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-10
1666921386
ISBN-13
9781666921380
eBay Product ID (ePID)
22058373967
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
158 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Black Feminism and Traumatic Legacies in Contemporary African American Literature
Publication Year
2023
Subject
Women Authors, American / African American, Feminist
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Literary Criticism
Series
Reading Trauma and Memory Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
15.2 Oz
Item Length
9.4 in
Item Width
6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2022-046756
Reviews
Apryl Lewis's Black Feminism and Traumatic Legacies in Contemporary African American Literature examines the works of Yaa Gyasi, Tayari Jones, Jesmyn Ward, and Colson Whitehead in order discuss how bodily autonomy and reclamation of the self is possible in the face of mass incarceration, slavery and other traumas visited on black bodies through the ages. Lewis methodically sifts through these novels to unpack intergenerational trauma and catharsis in order to conjure up a healing for her readership. Black Feminism and Traumatic Legacies is important for its much-needed intersectional approach to the field of trauma studies., Writing with both academic authority and personal candor, Apryl Lewis juxtaposes Black feminist scholarship and trauma studies to explain white supremacy and misogyny's ongoing violence--especially against Black women. While Lewis is incisive in naming these threats and exploring their effects in both expansive and intimate contexts, this work is also ultimately hopeful for showing the various ways that contemporary African American literature provides vital healing and redress., Lewis's discussion of how four Black authors cause readers to contemplate and, more importantly, confront the ongoing trauma of slavery is an essential consideration for scholars of American Literature today. By identifying "crooked room"-thinking in this literature, Lewis shows how Black women in the United States constantly compromise their personhood. Such realizations and others that Lewis offers in this work are crucial for achieving social change., Making incisive and important points, Apryl Lewis lucidly explores the myriad ripple effects of shame in African American and postcolonial history as represented by two gendered dimensions of trauma: what is imprinted and what is erased., "Apryl Lewis's Black Feminism and Traumatic Legacies in Contemporary African American Literature examines the works of Yaa Gyasi, Tayari Jones, Jesmyn Ward, and Colson Whitehead in order discuss how bodily autonomy and reclamation of the self is possible in the face of mass incarceration, slavery and other traumas visited on black bodies through the ages. Lewis methodically sifts through these novels to unpack intergenerational trauma and catharsis in order to conjure up a healing for her readership. Black Feminism and Traumatic Legacies is important for its much-needed intersectional approach to the field of trauma studies." --Kimberly Nichele Brown, author of "Writing the Black Revolutionary Diva: Women's Subjectivity and the Decolonizing Text" "Making incisive and important points, Apryl Lewis lucidly explores the myriad ripple effects of shame in African American and postcolonial history as represented by two gendered dimensions of trauma: what is imprinted and what is erased." --Alan Nadel, author of "Invisible Criticism: Ralph Ellison and the American Canon" and "The Theatre of August Wilson" "Lewis's discussion of how four Black authors cause readers to contemplate and, more importantly, confront the ongoing trauma of slavery is an essential consideration for scholars of American Literature today. By identifying "crooked room"-thinking in this literature, Lewis shows how Black women in the United States constantly compromise their personhood. Such realizations and others that Lewis offers in this work are crucial for achieving social change." --Elissa Zellinger, Texas Tech University "Writing with both academic authority and personal candor, Apryl Lewis juxtaposes Black feminist scholarship and trauma studies to explain white supremacy and misogyny's ongoing violence--especially against Black women. While Lewis is incisive in naming these threats and exploring their effects in both expansive and intimate contexts, this work is also ultimately hopeful for showing the various ways that contemporary African American literature provides vital healing and redress." --Michael Borshuk, Texas Tech University
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
813.609896073
Table Of Content
Introduction Chapter 1: "Not the Being Lost, but the Being Found": Traumatic Legacy and the Search for Home in Yaa Gyasi's Homegoing Chapter 2: What Becomes of Injustice? Shame and the Obligation of Remembrance and Love in Tayari Jones' An American Marriage Chapter 3: Reclaiming the Ghosts of Trauma's Past: Witnessing and Testimony as Healing in Jesmyn Ward's Sing, Unburied, Sing Chapter 4: Cora's Resilience: The Magnitude of Trauma and Freedom in Colson Whitehead's The Underground Railroad Conclusion
Synopsis
This book expands on a literary tradition where Black writers articulate the impact of slavery's legacy over time. Along with Black Feminist studies, this book demonstrates how trauma studies can transcend Eurocentric roots by encompassing traumatic experiences of other cultures through intersectionality., Black Feminism and Traumatic Legacies in Contemporary African American Literature employs an analysis of select African American novels and applies trauma studies and Black Feminist Studies to explain the significance of trauma and traumatic experiences that stem from slavery and how this advances scholarly discussions about African American literature. Using the crooked room theory from Melissa Harris-Perry's Sister Citizen (2011), the author argues that the traumatic legacy of slavery is the "crooked room" that African Americans, especially Black women, are forced to navigate to facilitate healing. Much like trauma, healing is not a linear concept, and healing is more about reclaiming oneself in the aftermath of traumatic experiences. An intersectional approach facilitated by Black Feminist Studies is pivotal for uplifting the traumatic experiences of African Americans, especially women, that does justice to their specific histories. Although slavery is pushed out of public awareness because of people who are uncomfortable with confronting slavery's traumatic magnitude on the Black community, African American literature is not removed from discussing past and present traumas that are pervasive in the Black community.
LC Classification Number
PS3607.Y37H66354
Item description from the seller
Seller business information
VAT number: GB 864154811
Seller feedback (794,794)
- eBay automated feedback- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthOrder delivered on time with no issues
- eBay automated feedback- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthOrder delivered on time with no issues
- eBay automated feedback- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthOrder delivered on time with no issues
Seller feedback (794,794)
- eBay automated feedback- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthOrder delivered on time with no issues
- eBay automated feedback- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthOrder delivered on time with no issues
- eBay automated feedback- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthOrder delivered on time with no issues