Things That Fly in the Night Female Vampires in Literature of the Circum-Caribbean and African Diaspora
Produktdetaljer
Biographical note
GISELLE LIZA ANATOL is an associate professor of English at the University of Kansas at Lawrence."<i>The Things That Fly in the Night</i> is an important book in the growing scholarship of Caribbean folklore and literature. Encyclopedic in its scope and grand in its theoretical ambition, Professor Anatol's study of the specters of Caribbean occult should be read by everyone interested in Afro-diasporic culture."<br />
- Natasha Barnes, author of Cultural Conundrums: Gender, Race, Nation, and the Making of Caribbean Cultural Politics
"Anatol discusses contemporary literature that foregrounds the black female vampire as a figure through which to critique women’s prescribed roles in traditional folk legends, poetry, and songs of the African diaspora. In six well-organized, well-written chapters (framed by an introduction and a conclusion), the author provides an in-depth analysis of the tradition and its revisions."
CHOICE
"<i>Things That Fly</i> is indispensable for scholars interested in cultural studies, folklore, gender studies, and literary studies; it provides vital insight about the female vampire’s shifting roles in African Diasporan and circum-Caribbean literature and culture."
Papers on Language and Literature
This book is available as an audio book (https://www.abantuaudio.com/books/1197052/The-Things-That-Fly-in-the-Night).
Chapter 1: Conventional Versions: The Soucouyant Story in Folktales, Fiction, and Calypso
Chapter 2: Nineteenth-Century Connections: European Vampire Stories and Configurations of the Demonic Black Woman
Chapter 3: Draining Life Rather Than Giving It: Maternal Legacies
Chapter 4: “Queering” the Norm: Vampirism and Women’s Sexuality
Chapter 5: Reconstructing a Nation of Strangers: Soucouyants in the Work of Tessa McWatt, David Chariandy, and Helen Oyeyemi
Chapter 6: Shedding Skin and Sucking Blood: Playing with Notions of Racial Intransigence