Essays about: "“Recitatif”"

Found 2 essays containing the word “Recitatif”.

  1. 1. Intersectional Perspectives in The Bluest Eye and “Recitatif”

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

    Author : Victoria Helin; [2023]
    Keywords : Toni Morrison; The Bluest Eye; “Recitatif”; Intersectionality; white privilege; essentialism; white beauty standards; black female subjectivity;

    Abstract : This study examines intersectionality, white privilege and essentialism in Toni Morrison’s stories The Bluest Eye and “Recitatif”. Moreover, intersectional markers are taken into consideration to analyze how the characters are advantaged or disadvantaged in the white dominant society of the two novels. READ MORE

  2. 2. Oppression of black women in The Bluest Eye : The interplay of race, gender and age

    University essay from

    Author : Silje Vattöy; [2020]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The focal point of this essay is to analyze how Toni Morrison thematizes the oppression of black women in her novel The Bluest Eye. An intersectional analysis reveals how the categories of race, gender and age interplay and affect the characters’ lives. READ MORE