Digital and Literary Representations of Black Feminine Identity in Toni Morrison Studies

Abstract

The present article intends to review two scholarly papers published in CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture that inspect representations of Black feminine identity in the works and cultural reception of Toni Morrison. The focus is on Revelles-Benavente's "How Toni Morrison's Facebook Page Re (con) figures Race and Gender" (2014) and Azumurana's "The Dilemma of Western Education in Aidoo's Changes: A Love Story, Naylor's The Women of Brewster Place, and Morrison's Beloved" (2013); by doing so, the article discusses how Black womanhood is created, conveyed, and reimagined in both digital and literary spaces. The review analyzes Revelles-Benavente's discussion of the undying implication of Morrison's eminence in the present digital culture. It also investigates Azumurana's comparative study of Western education and confirms how education, although often associated with progression and endorsement, can also bring about cultural distancing, identity brawls, and social control. By bringing these studies into dialogue, the article means to stress the close relationship between digital culture, literary criticism, feminism, and Black identity politics.