Maisha Wester
Biographic Data
| ID | 3672655 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Maisha Wester |
| GIVEN NAMES | Maisha |
| FAMILY NAME | Wester |
| SIGNATURE | WESTER M |
| ORCID | 0009-0003-3731-0379 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Keys to a Hurricane
African American Gothic
This new critique of contemporary African-American fiction explores its intersections with and critiques of the Gothic genre. Wester reveals the myriad ways writers manipulate the genre to critique th
Haunting and Haunted Queerness
Haunting and Haunted QueernessRandall Kenan's Re-inscription of Difference in A Visitation of Spirits Maisha Wester (bio) Randall Kenan's A Visitation of Spirits isn't your typical novel about African American family and community. A Visitation of Spirits is, in fact, a text that explicitly revises the traditional American gothic novel; its demonic hero seeks salvation from the exorcising church, the "heroines" are all oppressive, and the only sa…
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Haunting and Haunted Queerness
Haunting and Haunted QueernessRandall Kenan's Re-inscription of Difference in A Visitation of Spirits Maisha Wester (bio) Randall Kenan's A Visitation of Spirits isn't your typical novel about African American family and community. A Visitation of Spirits is, in fact, a text that explicitly revises the traditional American gothic novel; its demonic hero seeks salvation from the exorcising church, the "heroines" are all oppressive, and the only sa…
African American Gothic
This new critique of contemporary African-American fiction explores its intersections with and critiques of the Gothic genre. Wester reveals the myriad ways writers manipulate the genre to critique th
Keys to a Hurricane
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