Mixed Race Stereotypes in South African and American Literature

Mixed Race Stereotypes in South African and American Literature examines the popular literary stereotype, the tragic mulatto, from a transnational perspective. Mafe considers the ways in which specific South African and American writers have used this controversial literary character to challenge the logic of racial categorization.

Autorentext
Diana Adesola Mafe is an Associate Professor in the English Department at Denison University, USA.

Inhalt
Introduction: Tainted Blood: The 'Tragic Mulatto' Tradition 1. God's Stepchildren: The 'Tragedy of Being a Halfbreed' in South African Literature 2. 'An Unlovely Woman': Bessie Head's Mulatta (re)Vision 3. 'A Little Yellow Bastard Boy': Arthur Nortje's Mulatto Manhood 4. Tragic to Magic?: Achmat Dangor's Bitter Fruit Conclusion: Playing in the Light