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Overview"When Black runway models began throwing phones and VH1's Divas Live riveted viewers, a new paradigm for Black women had fully evolved in the form of the Black Diva. Tracing the trajectory of the Diva figure from the Italian castrati to Ntozake Shange's ""Liliane: Resurrection of the Daughter"" suggests a way around staid and fixed stereotypes about Black womanhood. The Black Diva performs her demands as a quintessential act of survival in a hostile and racist world; she is both a product of and a mark against the male gaze, Black and white. Ultimately, ""Tipping on a Tightrope: Divas in African American Literature"" uses present popular culture incarnations of the Diva to detail her long relationship with Black American literary culture." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Aisha Damali LockridgePublisher: Peter Lang Publishing Inc Imprint: Peter Lang Publishing Inc Edition: New edition Volume: 19 Weight: 0.350kg ISBN: 9781433105753ISBN 10: 1433105756 Pages: 142 Publication Date: 04 April 2012 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationAisha Damali Lockridge is Assistant Professor of English and Director of the Black Studies Minor at Allegheny College. She earned her PhD from Stony Brook University where she was a W. Burghardt Turner Fellow. Her teaching interests include African American literature, Caribbean literature, and Diva Studies. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |