Southscapes Geographies of Race, Region, and Literature |
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| Author:
| Davis, Thadious M. |
| Series title: | New Directions in Southern Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8078-3521-0 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2011 |
| Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $107.00 |
Book Description:
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In this provocative approach to southern literary cultures, Thadious Davis analyzes how black southern writers use their spatial location to articulate the vexed connections between society and environment, particularly under segregation and its legacies. Basing her analysis on texts by Ernest Gaines, Richard Wright, Alice Walker, Natasha Trethewey, Olympia Vernon, Brenda Marie Osbey, and others, Davis reveals how these writers reconstitute racial exclusion as creative black space,...
More DescriptionIn this provocative approach to southern literary cultures, Thadious Davis analyzes how black southern writers use their spatial location to articulate the vexed connections between society and environment, particularly under segregation and its legacies. Basing her analysis on texts by Ernest Gaines, Richard Wright, Alice Walker, Natasha Trethewey, Olympia Vernon, Brenda Marie Osbey, and others, Davis reveals how these writers reconstitute racial exclusion as creative black space, rather than a site of trauma and resistance.