Books written by Juda Bennett

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  The Toni Morrison Book Club

  The Toni Morrison Book Club insists that we make space to find ourselves in fiction and turn to Morrison as a spiritual guide to our most difficult thoughts and ideas about American literature and life.

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  Toni Morrison and the Queer Pleasure of Ghosts

  This symbol of finality, however, cannot help but become ironic when set against the ghost, which, ... Lotus will serve for most readers as the reference point for the title, despite (or perhaps because of) Frank's assessment of “it is ...

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  The Passing Figure: Racial Confusion in Modern American Literature

  "How and when does literature most effectively uncover race to be a metaphor? The passing figure, a light-skinned African-American capable and willing to pass for white, provides the thematic focus...

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  The Toni Morrison Book Club

  "What is a book club but an excuse to talk to friends? The Toni Morrison Book Club brings that experience to life by telling the story of four friends who turn to Toni Morrison as they search for meaning in their lives.

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  Toni Morrison and the Queer Pleasure of Ghosts

  Not surprisingly, the scene-stealing ghost Beloved appears at the very heart of this book, but Bennett cautions against interpretative stasis, inviting readers to break free of the stranglehold Beloved has had on imaginations, so as not to ...

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  Toni Morrison and the Queer Pleasure of Ghosts

  Not surprisingly, the scene-stealing ghost Beloved appears at the very heart of this book, but Bennett cautions against interpretative stasis, inviting readers to break free of the stranglehold Beloved has had on imaginations, so as not to ...