Toni Morrison's Black Liberal Humanism (and other excerpts)

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Black, Women Authors, American
Cover of the book Toni Morrison's Black Liberal Humanism (and other excerpts) by William A. Jefferson, William A. Jefferson
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Author: William A. Jefferson ISBN: 9781501468711
Publisher: William A. Jefferson Publication: June 23, 2014
Imprint: Language: English
Author: William A. Jefferson
ISBN: 9781501468711
Publisher: William A. Jefferson
Publication: June 23, 2014
Imprint:
Language: English

Jefferson questions whether Morrison is as politically progressive as has been widely assumed and probes why politically-minded literary critics have not noted the reactionary elements in her work.

He sees scholars as following Morrison's own theory of her work--that is, that it must be analyzed according to African American "structures" and linguistic forms to uncover Afro-American "values." This approach, he argues, simply rehabilitates the tenets of pre-1970s liberal humanism: that Morrison's text is a transparent window into these apparently timeless and universal black values.

Contains the introduction and first essay of the book Toni Morrison and the Limits of a Politics of Recognition. Also includes excerpts from the remainder of the book.

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Jefferson questions whether Morrison is as politically progressive as has been widely assumed and probes why politically-minded literary critics have not noted the reactionary elements in her work.

He sees scholars as following Morrison's own theory of her work--that is, that it must be analyzed according to African American "structures" and linguistic forms to uncover Afro-American "values." This approach, he argues, simply rehabilitates the tenets of pre-1970s liberal humanism: that Morrison's text is a transparent window into these apparently timeless and universal black values.

Contains the introduction and first essay of the book Toni Morrison and the Limits of a Politics of Recognition. Also includes excerpts from the remainder of the book.

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