Becoming Self and Mother: Posthuman Liminality in Toni Morrison's Beloved

被引：1

作者：

Lillvis, Kristen ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Marshall Univ, Dept English, Huntington, WV 25755 USA

来源：

CRITIQUE-STUDIES IN CONTEMPORARY FICTION | 2013年 / 54卷 / 04期

关键词：

posthumanism; liminality; mother; future; Toni Morrison; BONDS;

D O I：

10.1080/00111619.2011.626814

中图分类号：

I [文学];

学科分类号：

05 ;

摘要：

This essay examines Toni Morrison's Beloved (1987) through posthumanist theories of liminal temporality and subjectivity. By positioning her women characters as both mothers and daughters, simultaneously past- and future-oriented, Morrison gestures toward a posthumanistic articulation of becoming-subjectivity. The liminality Morrison puts forward in Beloved suggests that black power need not be rooted solely in the past: the future can serve as an accessible site of authority and resistance as well.

引用

页码：452 / 464

页数：13

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