Passing and the fictions of identity [electronic resource] / edited by Elaine K. Ginsberg.

Passing refers to the process whereby a person of one race, gender, nationality, or sexual orientation adopts the guise of another. Historically, this has often involved black slaves passing as white in order to gain their freedom. More generally, it has served as a way for women and people of color...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via Duke)
Other Authors:	Ginsberg, Elaine K., 1936-
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Durham, NC : Duke University Press, 1996.
Series:	New Americanists.
Subjects:	American literature > History and criticism. Passing (Identity) in literature. Difference (Psychology) in literature. Gender identity in literature. African Americans > Race identity. Multiracial people in literature. African Americans in literature. Group identity in literature. United States > Civilization. American literature. Civilization. United States. Criticism, interpretation, etc.