{"product_id":"african-diasporic-womens-narratives-simone-a-james-alexander-9780813062051","title":"African Diasporic Women's Narratives: Politics of Resistance, Survival, and Citizenship","description":"\u003cp\u003eUsing feminist and womanist theory, Simone Alexander takes as her main point of analysis literary works that focus on the black female body as the physical and metaphorical site of migration. She shows that over time black women have used their bodily presence to complicate and challenge a migratory process often forced upon them by men or patriarchal society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough in-depth study of selective texts by Audre Lorde, Edwidge Danticat, Maryse Condé, and Grace Nichols, Alexander challenges the stereotypes ascribed to black female sexuality, subverting its assumed definition as diseased, passive, or docile. She also addresses issues of embodiment as she analyzes how women's bodies are read and seen; how bodies \"perform\" and are performed upon; how they challenge and disrupt normative standards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA multifaceted contribution to studies of gender, race, sexuality, and disability issues, \u003ci\u003eAfrican Diasporic Women's Narratives\u003c\/i\u003e engages with a range of issues as it grapples with the complex interconnectedness of geography, citizenship, and nationalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Simone a. James Alexander\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813062055\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813062051\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Florida\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/05\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.57d","brand":"Simone a. James Alexander","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44059813052671,"sku":"9780813062051","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a9b92852-18d2-47a9-b219-80c07a7a9921.jpg?v=1685060489","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/african-diasporic-womens-narratives-simone-a-james-alexander-9780813062051","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}