The black heroine's femininity through contemporary looking glass in toni morrison's paradise
Joint Authors
Rahil, Hamzah
Ali, Muhammad Shaban
Source
Issue
Vol. 7, Issue 1 (31 Dec. 2022), pp.212-225, 14 p.
Publisher
University of Echahid Hamma Lakhdar-el-Oued
Publication Date
2022-12-31
Country of Publication
Algeria
No. of Pages
14
Main Subjects
English Language and Literature
Topics
Abstract EN
This article examines the re-writing of contemporary black femininity as being attributed to masculine codes in Paradise (1997), by Toni Morrison.
The writer's re-conceptualization of black femininity is rooted in Judith Butler's revolutionary understanding of gender and identity constructivism, which are determined within limited agendas of social and cultural restrictions.
In discussing the mechanism of re-appropriation, Butler claims that the subject is required to reenact preexisting gender norms and performances as revolting means of deliverance and emancipation; affirming that gender re-negotiation is meant to subvert power discourse.
Drawing on this assumptions, this paper argues that Morrison's novel revokes a reversing visualization of black femininity to criticize identity and gender formation as social and cultural constructs.
It also discusses the black women social performances that correspond to the subversive power and gender dimensions.
It concludes that Paradise subverts the alleged continuity of gender identity, and challenged the matrix of power relations.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Rahil, Hamzah& Ali, Muhammad Shaban. 2022. The black heroine's femininity through contemporary looking glass in toni morrison's paradise. Ex Professo،Vol. 7, no. 1, pp.212-225.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1488895
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Rahil, Hamzah& Ali, Muhammad Shaban. The black heroine's femininity through contemporary looking glass in toni morrison's paradise. Ex Professo Vol. 7, no. 1 (2022), pp.212-225.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1488895
American Medical Association (AMA)
Rahil, Hamzah& Ali, Muhammad Shaban. The black heroine's femininity through contemporary looking glass in toni morrison's paradise. Ex Professo. 2022. Vol. 7, no. 1, pp.212-225.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1488895
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 225
Record ID
BIM-1488895