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"The Changing Same" examines defining moments in African American women's fiction and its reception: the "Women's Era" of the 1890s, the Harlem Renaissance, and the "New Black Renaissance" of the 1970s and 1980s. Deborah McDowell maps this history in readings of Emma Dunham... Read Full Overview

Examines defining moments in African American women's fiction and its reception: the 'Women's Era' of the 1890s, the Harlem Renaissance, and the 'New Black Renaissance' of the 1970s and 1980s. This book discusses representations of slavery, sexuality, and homoeroticism.