Being ugly: southern women writers and social rebellion
Auteur :
Miller, Monica Carol
Éditeur :
Louisiana State University Press
ISBN :
9780807165607
Date de publication :
8 mai 2017
Dimensions :
21,8 x 14,7 x 2,2 cm
Poids :
360 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
In the South, one notion of “being ugly†implies inappropriate or coarse behaviour that transgresses social norms of courtesy. Monica Carol Miller reveals how authors from Margaret Mitchell to Monique Truong employ “ugly†characters to upend the expectations of patriarchy and open up more possibilities for southern female identity.