Trances, Dances and Vociferations

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Focusing on gender politics, this book presents a feminist analysis of the writings of Toni Morrison, Michelle Cliff, Assia Djebar, and Paule Marshall. Nada Elia highlights how black women characters utilize techniques like conjuring and song to assert their empowerment and insurgency. The narrative also addresses the historical rewriting by African and Afrodiasporic women, emphasizing themes of communal wholeness over alienation. Through a close examination of key literary works, Elia provides insightful commentary on the impact of these authors in contemporary literature.