Love, Activism, and the Respectable Life of Alice Dunbar-Nelson
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Love, Activism, and the Respectable Life of Alice Dunbar-Nelson

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Love, Activism, and the Respectable Life of Alice Dunbar-Nelson

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"A fascinating biography of a fascinating woman." - Booklist, starred review
"This definitive look at a remarkable figure delivers the goods." - Publishers Weekly, starred review
"A brilliant analysis." - Jericho Brown, Pulitzer Prize winner
Featured in Ms. Magazine 's " Most Anticipated Reads for the Rest of Us 2022" ( books by or about historically excluded groups) Born in New Orleans in 1875 to a mother who was formerly enslaved and a father of questionable identity, Alice Dunbar-Nelson was a pioneering activist, writer, suffragist, and educator. Until now, Dunbar-Nelson has largely been viewed only in relation to her abusive ex-husband, the poet Paul Laurence Dunbar. This is the first book-length look at this major figure in Black women's history, covering her life from the post-reconstruction era through the Harlem Renaissance. Tara T. Green builds on Black feminist, sexuality, historical and cultural studies to create a literary biography that examines Dunbar-Nelson's life and legacy as a respectable activist – a woman who navigated complex challenges associated with resisting racism and sexism, and who defined her sexual identity and sexual agency within the confines of respectability politics. It's a book about the past, but it's also a book about the present that nods to the future.

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Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Year
2021
ISBN
9781501382321
Edition
1
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
North American Literary Criticism
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-Title
  3. Dedication
  4. Title
  5. Contents
  6. Preface
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. Introduction: Introducing a Respectable Activist
  9. 1 A Respectable Activist Is Born
  10. 2 The New Negro Woman in Alice’s Early Literature
  11. 3 Activism, Love, and Pain
  12. 4 Love and Writing
  13. 5 Loving Alice after Paul
  14. 6 Love and Education
  15. 7 Ms. Dunbar and Politics (of Love)
  16. 8 New Negro Woman’s Love and Activism
  17. 9 For the Love of Family, Film, and the Paper
  18. 10 The Respectable Activist’s Love for the Harlem Renaissance
  19. 11 Love, Desire, and Writing
  20. 12 ‘til Death Does the Respectable Activist Part
  21. Notes
  22. Bibliography
  23. Index
  24. Copyright