Future of Minority Studies: Identity and Social Knowledge in Nineteenth-Century American Literature

Borgstrom, M.

Through close readings of texts by African American and women authors, Minority Reports offers a theoretical defense of the use of identity categories in American studies by examining how early American literature not only responds to the social stratification of the nineteenth century but also challenges modern historical conceptions of this era.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2010-08-18

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780230622630

DOI: 10.1057/9780230109711

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 183