Legislating women
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20156469 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ian Glenn (0000-0002-0893-3118, University of Cape Town, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 145-170 |
| Publication date | 1996-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Literary Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0256-4718 • E-ISSN: 1753-5387 |
| Publisher | Unisa Press (PUBLISHER • ZA) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02564719608530131 |
| OpenAlex | W4229512383 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
This article scrutinises literary texts by white women explicitly or implicitly calling for legislation to prevent miscegenation and, in particular, to prohibit sexual relationships between white men and women of colour. It maintains that, from Schreiner onwards, this theme recurs in a number of writers and examines how it affects the writers’ portrayals of male psychology, of incest, of writing and the world of culture. The article continues by reflecting on the reactions to these texts and by assessing the manner in which they have been used or misused: by male editors and legislators, by white feminist critics, and by subsequent writers
Legislation · Political science · Sociology · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Gender Studies · Law · Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies · Race, History, and American Society
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |