Article
There is Heterosexuality: Jessie Fauset, W.E.B. Du Bois, and the Problem of Desire
English
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2011
Published In
African American Review
Pages
67-83
Abstract
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.
Keywords
- Heterosexuality,
- African Americans,
- Novels,
- African American culture,
- Desire,
- Narratives,
- Love,
- Literary criticism,
- Renaissance literature,
- Post World War I period
Disciplines
Citation Information
Stokes, Mason. "There Is Heterosexuality: Jessie Fauset, W. E. B. Du Bois, and the Problem of Desire." African American Review, vol. 44, no. 1/2, Spring/Summer 2011, pp. 67-83.
Copyright © 2011 JHUP. This article first appeared in African American Review 44:1/2, 67-83. Reprinted with permission by Johns Hopkins University Press.