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Mixed Race Stereotypes in South African and American Literature Coloring Outside the (Black and White) Lines
Title:
Mixed Race Stereotypes in South African and American Literature Coloring Outside the (Black and White) Lines
ISBN:
9781137364937
Personal Author:
Mafe, D. author.
Edition:
1st ed. 2013.
Publication Information New:
New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
Physical Description:
XII, 195 p. 3 illus. online resource.
Abstract:
Mixed Race Stereotypes in South African and American Literature examines the popular literary stereotype, the tragic mulatto, from a transnational perspective. Mafe considers the ways in which specific South African and American writers have used this controversial literary character to challenge the logic of racial categorization.
Subject Term:
African literature.

African languages.

Literature.

America -- Literatures.

Literature, Modern -- 20th century.

Fiction.

World Literature.

North American Literature.

Twentieth-Century Literature.

Fiction Literature.
Added Corporate Author:
SpringerLink (Online service)
Electronic Access:
Full Text Available From Palgrave Literature 2013 Packages
Language:
English