Type of Document Master's Thesis Author Walker, Natasha N Author's Email Address nwalker@langate.gsu.edu URN etd-04202007-170016 Title An Erratic Performance: Constructing Racial Identity and James Baldwin Degree Master of Arts Department English Advisory Committee
Advisor Name Title Dr. Margaret Harper Committee Chair Dr. Christopher Kocela Committee Member Dr. Daniel Black Committee Member Keywords
- James Baldwin
- race
- identity
- Notes of a Native Son
Date of Defense 2007-04-19 Availability unrestricted Abstract This thesis analyzes James Baldwin's essays as a method for understanding racial identity and authenticity. By using Vetta Sanders-Thompson's racial identification parameters, I suggest that Baldwin's struggle with his identity as a black American is crucial to deposing the idea of a monolithic black experience, which opens up new ways of analyzing African American literature.Files
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