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Activism and the American Novel : Religion and Resistance in Fiction by Women of Color by Romero, Channette is a literary studies available to read on EtoBox.
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<p>Since the 1980s, many activists and writers have turned from identity politics toward ethnic religious traditions to rediscover and reinvigorate their historic role in resistance to colonialism and oppression. In her examination of contemporary fiction by women of color--including Toni Morrison, Ana Castillo, Toni Cade Bambara, Louise Erdrich, and Leslie Marmon Silko--Channette Romero considers the way these novels newly engage with Vodun, Santería, Candomblé, and American Indian traditions.
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- Author
- Romero, Channette
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Published
- 2014
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780813933306
- Category
- literary studies
- Subjects
- Literary Criticism, Political Science, Literary Fiction
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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