Toni Morrison and Motherhood: A Politics of the Heart
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Book Description
Traces Morrison's theory of African American mothering as it is articulated in her novels, essays, speeches, and interviews.
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Mothering is a central issue for feminist theory, and motherhood is also a persistent presence in the work of Toni Morrison. Examining Morrison's novels, essays, speeches, and interviews, Andrea O'Reilly illustrates Morrison builds upon black women's experiences of and perspectives on motherhood to develop a view of black motherhood that is, in terms of both maternal identity and role, radically different than the motherhood practiced and prescribed in the dominant culture. Motherhood, in Morrison's view, is fundamentally and profoundly an act of resistance, essential and integral to black women's fight against racism (and sexism) and their ability to achieve well-being for themselves and their culture. The power of motherhood and the empowerment of mothering are what make possible the better world we seek for ourselves and for our children. This, argues O'Reilly, is Morrison's maternal theory-a politics of the heart.
Toni Morrison and Motherhood: A Politics of the Heart
Toni Morrison and Motherhood: A Politics of the Heart,Andrea O'Reilly,State University of New York Press,0791460762,African American families in literature,African American women in literature,American - African American & Black,Characters,Domestic fiction, American,Film & Video - General,History and criticism,Literary Criticism,Literature - Classics / Criticism,Morrison, Toni,Mothers,Women Authors
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