Oshun's daughters : the search for womanhood in the Americas /
Valdés, Vanessa Kimberly.
Oshun's daughters : the search for womanhood in the Americas / Vanessa K. Valdés. - Albany : State University of New York Press, (c)2014. - 1 online resource (222 pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction: The call: hearing the flow of the river -- Diasporic revelation: Audre Lorde, Sandra María Esteves, and Ntozake Shange -- The search for home: Cristina García and Loida Maritza Pérez -- Love, revolution, survival: Nancy Morejón and Daína Chaviano -- Sacrifice and salvation: Helena Parente Cunha, Sônia Fatima da Conceição and Conceição Evaristo -- Conclusion: The response: reflections in the mirror.
9781438450445
Women and literature--America.
Yoruba (African people) in literature.
African diaspora.
Women in literature.
Cuban literature--Women authors--History and criticism.
Brazilian literature--Women authors--History and criticism.
Yoruba (African people)--Cuba.
Yoruba (African people)--Brazil.
Electronic Books.
PN56 / .O848 2014
Oshun's daughters : the search for womanhood in the Americas / Vanessa K. Valdés. - Albany : State University of New York Press, (c)2014. - 1 online resource (222 pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction: The call: hearing the flow of the river -- Diasporic revelation: Audre Lorde, Sandra María Esteves, and Ntozake Shange -- The search for home: Cristina García and Loida Maritza Pérez -- Love, revolution, survival: Nancy Morejón and Daína Chaviano -- Sacrifice and salvation: Helena Parente Cunha, Sônia Fatima da Conceição and Conceição Evaristo -- Conclusion: The response: reflections in the mirror.
9781438450445
Women and literature--America.
Yoruba (African people) in literature.
African diaspora.
Women in literature.
Cuban literature--Women authors--History and criticism.
Brazilian literature--Women authors--History and criticism.
Yoruba (African people)--Cuba.
Yoruba (African people)--Brazil.
Electronic Books.
PN56 / .O848 2014