American Tensions: Literature of Identity and the Search for Social Justice

American Tensions: Literature of Identity and the Search for Social Justice

This stunning anthology features literary artists in America’s social justice arena from 1980 on. Selected fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction challenge the myth of a classless democracy, redefine the family, deconstruct American notions of race and patriotism, and track the growth of environmental awareness within the American psyche. The collection draws connections among groups traditionally siloed by race, gender, class, or sexuality.Authors include Jonis Agee, Elizabeth Alexander, Sher

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