"I KILL WHITE MENS ... CAUSE I CAN": THE REWRITING OF LIBERATION AND MASTERY IN DESSA ROSE.
The article presents literary criticism of the book "Dessa Rose" by Sherley Anne Williams. It explores the relationship between race, gender, and freedom in the novel. According to the author, the book critiques Black male authors' conception of liberation as a form of power attainable through acts...
| Publicado en: | Criticism Vol. 55; no. 1; pp. 119 - 146 |
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Wayne State University Press
Winter2013
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