Bordering on the Body

Laura Anne Doyle argues that many of the major texts of twentieth century literature revolve around concepts embodied in mother figures. By studying key novels of the Harlem Renaissance and Modernism and drawing upon the history of eugenics and anthropology, Doyle shows how mother figures represent boundaries of race and ethnicity.

Laura Anne Doyle sustine ca multe dintre textele majore ale literaturii din secolul al XX-lea se invart in jurul conceptelor inglobate in figurile mamelor. Studiind romanele cheie ale Renasterii si modernismului Harlem si bazandu-se pe istoria eugeniei si antropologiei, Doyle arata cum figurile mamelor reprezinta granitele rasei si etniei.