Standing Up To Words: Writing and Resistance in Toni Morrison s A Mercy
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| Authors: | Mueller, Stefanie  |
Abstract: | In Toni Morrison s A Mercy, the protagonist represents both the historical and the contemporary African American author. As Mueller argues, her act of carving words into walls can be read as an act of resistance against the historical silencing of the black voice as well as politically against symbolic violence exercised through language. |
Keywords: | A Mercy; neo-slave narrative; symbolic violence; Bourdieu; Pierre | Issue Date: | 2014 | Journal/Edited collection: | Black Studies Papers | Issue: | 1 | Start page: | 73 | End page: | 89 | Volume: | 1 | Type: | Artikel/Aufsatz | ISSN: | 2198-7920 | Secondary publication: | no | URN: | urn:nbn:de:gbv:46-00103778-10 | Institution: | Universität Bremen | Faculty: | Fachbereich 10: Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaften (FB 10) | Institute: | English-Speaking Cultures |
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