Modernist Women Writers and American Social Engagement
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Women Authors, Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies, Women&
| Author: | Nathaniel Cadle, Jody Cardinal, Laura Dawkins, Deirdre E. Egan-Ryan, Linda A. Kinnahan, Celena Kusch, Julia Lisella, Linda Martin, Windy Counsell Petrie, William Solomon, Lesley Wheeler, Amanda J. Zink | ISBN: | 9781498582919 |
| Publisher: | Lexington Books | Publication: | March 15, 2019 |
| Imprint: | Lexington Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Nathaniel Cadle, Jody Cardinal, Laura Dawkins, Deirdre E. Egan-Ryan, Linda A. Kinnahan, Celena Kusch, Julia Lisella, Linda Martin, Windy Counsell Petrie, William Solomon, Lesley Wheeler, Amanda J. Zink |
| ISBN: | 9781498582919 |
| Publisher: | Lexington Books |
| Publication: | March 15, 2019 |
| Imprint: | Lexington Books |
| Language: | English |
Modernist Women Writers and American Social Engagement explores the role of social and political engagement by women writers in the development of American modernism. Examining a diverse array of genres by both canonical modernists and underrepresented writers, this collection uncovers an obscured strain of modernist activism. Each chapter provides a detailed cultural and literary analysis, revealing the ways in which modernists’ politically and socially engaged interventions shaped their writing. Considering issues such as working class women’s advocacy, educational reform, political radicalism, and the global implications for American literary production, this book examines the complexity of the relationship between creating art and fostering social change. Ultimately, this collection redefines the parameters of modernism while also broadening the conception of social engagement to include both readily acknowledged social movements as well as less recognizable forms of advocacy for social change.
Modernist Women Writers and American Social Engagement explores the role of social and political engagement by women writers in the development of American modernism. Examining a diverse array of genres by both canonical modernists and underrepresented writers, this collection uncovers an obscured strain of modernist activism. Each chapter provides a detailed cultural and literary analysis, revealing the ways in which modernists’ politically and socially engaged interventions shaped their writing. Considering issues such as working class women’s advocacy, educational reform, political radicalism, and the global implications for American literary production, this book examines the complexity of the relationship between creating art and fostering social change. Ultimately, this collection redefines the parameters of modernism while also broadening the conception of social engagement to include both readily acknowledged social movements as well as less recognizable forms of advocacy for social change.
