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9780791460764

Toni Morrison and Motherhood: A Politics of the Heart

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  • ISBN13:

    9780791460764

  • ISBN10:

    0791460762

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2004-05-01
  • Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr

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Summary

Mothering is a central issue for feminist theory, and motherhood is also a persistent presence in the work of Toni Morrison. Examining Morrison's novels, essays, speeches, and interviews, Andrea O'Reilly illustrates how Morrison builds upon black women's experiences of and perspectives on motherhood to develop a view of black motherhood that is, in terms of both maternal identity and role, radically different from motherhood as practiced and prescribed in the dominant culture. Motherhood, in Morrison's view, is fundamentally and profoundly an act of resistance, essential and integral to black women's fight against racism (and sexism) and their ability to achieve well-being for themselves and their culture. The power of motherhood and the empowerment of mothering are what make possible the better world we seek for ourselves and for our children. This, argues O'Reilly, is Morrison's maternal theory--a politics of the heart.

Table of Contents

preface ix
acknowledgments xiii
chapter one A Politics of the Heart: Toni Morrison's Theory of Motherhood as a Site of Power and Motherwork as Concerned with the Empowerment of Children 1(46)
chapter two Disconnections from the Motherline: Gender Hegemonies and the Loss of the Ancient Properties: The Bluest Eye, Sula, Tar Baby 47(26)
chapter three Ruptures/Disruptions of the Motherline: Slavery, Migration, and Assimilation: Song of Solomon, Beloved 73(20)
chapter four Reconnections to the Motherline: Deliverance and Exile: Song of Solomon, Tar Baby 93(24)
chapter five Maternal Interventions: Resistance and Power: The Bluest Eye, Sula, Song of Solomon, Tar Baby, Beloved, Paradise 117(36)
chapter six Maternal Healing: Reconciliation and Redemption: Jazz, Paradise 153(18)
conclusion 171(4)
epilogue 175(6)
notes 181(16)
works cited 197(20)
index 217

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