 | Black Subjects: Identity Formation in the Contemporary Narrative of Slavery Subjects: American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism; Slavery in literature; Caribbean literature (English) -- History and criticism; Walcott Derek. Dream on Monkey Mountain; Identity (Psychology) in literature; African Americans in literature; Slav; Writers as diverse as Carolivia Herron, Charles Johnson, Paule Marshall, Toni Morrison, and Derek Walcott have addressed the history of slavery in their literary works. In this groundbreaking new book, Arlene R. Keizer contends that these writers theorize the nature and formation of the black subject and engage established theories of subjectivity in their fiction and drama by using slave characters and the condition of slavery as focal points. In this book, Keizer examines theories derived from fictional works in light of more established theories of subject formation, such as psychoanalysis, Althusserian interpellation, performance theory, and theories about the formation of postmodern subjects under late capitalism. Arlene R. Keizer is Associate Professor in the Departments of English and American Civilization at Brown University. |
