A superb study of black women's writing, taking our understanding of identity, location and representation to new levels. A major contribution to a range of related fields including feminist, cultural and postcolonial studies.

This work of Black feminist theory explores a complex set of interrelated issues. It establishes the significance of such wide-ranging subjects as: cultural crossings, language and the politics of location; gender, heritage and identity; African women's writing and resistance to domination; marginality, effacement and decentering. The text attempts to broaden the discourse surrounding the representation of and by black women.