Sapphire’s Literary Breakthrough: Erotic Literacies, Feminist Pedagogies, Environmental Justice Perspectives
- ISBN-10
- 1137330864
- ISBN-13
- 9781137330864
- Category
- Literary Criticism
- Pages
- 264
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-12-05
- Publisher
- Springer
- Authors
- Neal A. Lester, Lynette D. Myles
Description
The first collection focused on the writing of provocative author and performance artist Sapphire, including her groundbreaking novel PUSH that has since become the Academy-award-winning film Precious.
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