Re: JCO: Graduate Research Project

Richard,

Black Girl White Girl is also pertinent here. Although it's a book about girls, MInette's farther is an important black character. As opposed to Genna's white father. I suppose you would need to use some comparison if you want to show how JCO constructs black masculinity. Is it any different (and if so how) from white masculinity? What are your thoughts on the subject?

Cheers,

Marie (Sweden)

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From: Cyranomish@aol.com

To: jco@usfca.edu ; rlpeacock6@hotmail.com

Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2007 3:49 PM

Subject: Re: JCO: Graduate Research Project

Hi, Richard.  Don't forget these early JCO short stories:

   "Fine White Mist of Winter" in By the North Gate (1963)

   "The Molesters" in the novel Expensive People (1968)

   "Up From Slavery," in The Hungry Ghosts (1974) this story originally published in Playboy Magazine

   "Concerning the Case of Bobby T" and "Assault" in The Goddess & Other Women (1974)

   "Golden Gloves" in Raven's Wing (1986)

   "An American Adventure" in The Seduction & Other Stories (1975)

   also the play Cry Me A River (198?)

 

Linking these stories to the novels would be a far more interesting and valuable endeavor than rehashing other readers' criticisms.  The fiction itself is of vastly more importance than any critique material.  JCO's short stories are vital to any appreciation of her novels. 

     I'll be interested in your take on some of these early JCO works.  Please copy me a message here at cyranomish@aol.com as well as via Tone Clusters.  There seems to be some difficulties with my communications with TC -- technical no doubt.

Best,

Cyrano 

  

  

 

 

In a message dated 10/14/2007 1:09:55 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, rlpeacock6@hotmail.com writes:

I am a graduate student who is currently doing research on how black (African-American) masculinity is constructed in the fiction of Joyce Carol Oates. For my research project I am focusing on the following books specifically: I'll Take You There, I Lock the Door upon Myself and Because It is Bitter, Because It Is My Heart. That said, I'd like to find out what people know about this subject matter, either broadly or specifically. I'd  especially like to know if anyone can direct me to any pertinent literary criticism or like-minded study.

Thank you.

Richard

 

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