Mae G. Henderson
Speaking in Tongues and Dancing Diaspora
Mae G. Henderson · 2014
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Deploying the trope of 'speaking in tongues' to theorise the multivocality of black women's writing, based on the reconstruction of a fundamentally spiritual practice as critical concept, Mae G. Henderson also enlists a second trope, 'dancing diaspora', to theorise the narrativity of black women's dance, based on the notions of 'performing testimony' and 'critical witnessing'. Together, these tropes are meant to signify a tradition of black women writing and performing, a tradition privileging the pre-eminence of voice and narration, along with the roles of listening and witnessing.
Book details
- Year
- 2014
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Editions
- 1
- Pages
- 320
- ISBN
- 9780195116595
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