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<p><p>passing Refers To The Process Whereby A Person Of One Race, Gender, Nationality, Or Sexual Orientation Adopts The Guise Of Another. Historically, This Has Often Involved Black Slaves Passing As White In Order To Gain Their Freedom. More Generally, It Has Served As A Way For Women And People Of Color To Access Male Or White Privilege. In Their Examination Of This Practice Of Crossing Boundaries, The Contributors To This Volume Offer A Unique Perspective For Studying The Construction And Meaning Of Personal And Cultural Identities.<br>these Essays Consider A Wide Range Of Texts And Moments From Colonial Times To The Present That Raise Significant Questions About The Political Motivations Inherent In The Origins And Maintenance Of Identity Categories And Boundaries. Through Discussions Of Such Literary Works As <i>running A Thousand Miles For Freedom, The Autobiography Of An Ex&ndash;coloured Man</i>, <i>uncle Tom&rsquo;s Cabin</i>, <i>the Hidden Hand</i>, <i>black Like Me</i>, And <i>giovanni&rsquo;s Room</i>, The Authors Examine Issues Of Power And Privilege And Ways In Which Passing Might Challenge The Often Rigid Structures Of Identity Politics. Their Interrogation Of The Se

Author

Elaine K. Ginsberg

Publisher

Duke University Press; Duke University Press Books

Published

1996

Language

EN

ISBN

9780822382027

Subjects

Philosophy, Literary Fiction, History