Race and Feminism: The Evolution of Black Feminist Resistance

Identifier

70

Author

Alexis Boucher

Date

2016

Document Type

Honors Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts

Major

English

Concentration

African American Literature

Committee Member

Catherine Dice

Committee Member

John D. Miles

Committee Member

Carey Mickalites

Abstract

This thesis analyzes Ann Petry's The Street and Alice Walker's The Color Purple and Everyday Use. The thesis will show how each author successfully challenges the expectations placed on women of color in white society through their writings. It is through the careful analysis of these authors that the thesis will illustrate how black feminism has evolved through literature over time and how it critiques and rejects the censorship of black, middle-class respectability imposed on women of color.

Comments

Undergraduate Honor's Thesis

Library Comment

Honors thesis originally submitted to the Local University of Memphis Honor’s Thesis Repository.

Recommended Citation

Boucher, Alexis, "Race and Feminism: The Evolution of Black Feminist Resistance" (2016). Honors Theses. 41.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/honors_theses/41