Women’s Work: Nationalism and Contemporary African American Women’s Novels

Women’s Work: Nationalism and Contemporary African American Women’s Novels

by Courtney Thorsson

University of Virginia Press (June 2013 )240 pages

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Courtney Thorsson is an assistant professor, Department of English.

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Courtney Thorsson

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2013

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Women’s Work: Nationalism and Contemporary African American Women’s Novels

Aurora Tang: Critical Conversations Lecture at Lawrence Hall

Author Visit and Panel Discussion: Diana Greene Foster at Erb Memorial Union (EMU)

Gracelee Lawrence: “Digital Materiality: Tense Pixels” at Lawrence Hall

Spotlight on Native Ecologies and Fire Management

Weaver receives OVPRI award for houselessness study

Hypatia to host UO conference Sept. 6-9