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Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

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There Is Heterosexuality: Jessie Fauset, W.E.B. Du Bois, And The Problem Of Desire, Mason Stokes Jan 2011

There Is Heterosexuality: Jessie Fauset, W.E.B. Du Bois, And The Problem Of Desire, Mason Stokes

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Presents literary criticism of the novels "There is Confusion" and "Plum Bun" by Jessie Fauset focusing on their portrayal of the connections between love and desire, heterosexuality, and race in the 1920s U.S. The impact of Fauset's relationship with sociologist W. E. B. Du Bois on the themes of these works is also evaluated. Broadly, the author is concerned with the works' connection to the country's changing sexual climate during this time.

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