Race Passing and American Individualism
Author | : Kathleen Pfeiffer |
Publisher | : Univ of Massachusetts Press |
Total Pages | : 184 |
Release | : 2010-02 |
ISBN-10 | : 1558497846 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781558497849 |
Rating | : 4/5 (849 Downloads) |
Download or read book Race Passing and American Individualism written by Kathleen Pfeiffer and published by Univ of Massachusetts Press. This book was released on 2010-02 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pfeiffer studies the fiction of William Dean Howells, Frances E.W. Harper, Jean Toomer, James Weldon Johnson, Jessie Fauset, and Nella Larsen. She supports the ambiguous theory that the African-American characters found in these six authors' works are reinventing themselves by passing as white.