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"High-topped shoes" and other signifiers of race, class, gender, and ethnicity in selected fiction by William Faulkner and Toni Morrison

Title
"High-topped shoes" and other signifiers of race, class, gender, and ethnicity in selected fiction by William Faulkner and Toni Morrison / Tommie Lee Jackson.
Author
Jackson, Tommie Lee.
Publication
Lanham, MD : University Press of America, 2006.

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xvi, 152 pages; 23 cm
Summary
""High-Topped Shoes" and Other Signifiers of Race, Class, Gender, and Ethnicity in Selected Fiction by William Faulkner and Toni Morrison examines the means through which individuals have historically constructed their social and personal identities. Focusing primarily on selected fiction by William Faulkner and Toni Morrison, the work explores the myths embedded in historical and modern artifacts, such as the high-topped shoe and high-heeled slipper, and their impact on the construction of ethnic and gender roles. Combining anthropology and women's studies, this work is an interesting new study of race, gender, class, and ethnicity in literature."--BOOK JACKET.
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Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [131]-147) and index.
Contents
Ch. 1. "High-topped shoes" : signifiers of race, class, and gender -- Ch. 2. Wedded imagery in Fitzgerald's Tender is the night, Faulkner's Absalom, Absalom!, and Morrison's Paradise and Love -- Ch. 3. "What's in a name?" : the custom among African Americans of name bestowal in selected literature -- Ch. 4. The influence of African American folktales on selected literature by Faulkner and Morrison -- Ch. 5. Snopesism as a form of tricksterism -- Ch. 6. The elliptical narrative prose style of Faulkner and Morrison -- Ch. 7. Conclusion.
ISBN
0761834974 (pbk.)
LCCN
9780761834977 (pbk.)
OCLC
  • ocm71321235
  • SCSB-5273412
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Columbia University Libraries