10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FUNKINESS»
Discover the use of
funkiness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
funkiness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Toni Morrison and the Bible: Contested Intertextualities
So it is that Geraldine — the proud homebody whose refinement according to the
dominant culture's values taught her "how to get rid of the funkiness. The dreadful
funkiness of passion, the funkiness of nature, the funkiness of the wide range ...
2
Black Women Novelists and the Nationalist Aesthetic
In short, how to get rid of the funkiness. The dreadful funkiness of passion, the
funkiness of nature, (p. 68) Only those women, like Claudia, who enjoy the
funkiness of their bodies, are able to resist the white middle-class construction of
the ...
3
The Bluest Eye - Toni Morrison: (New Edition).
From Meridian” (81). What distinguishes “[t]hese particular brown girls” is that
they are learning “how to get rid of the funkiness. The dreadful funkiness of
passion, the funkiness of nature, the funkiness of the wide range of human
emotions” (82, ...
4
Toni Morrison and Motherhood: A Politics of the Heart
The careful development of thrift, patience, high morals, and good manners. In
short, how to get rid of the funkiness. The dreadful funkiness of passion, the
funkiness of nature, the funkiness of the wide range of human emotions. (68)
Funkiness ...
5
Post-Colonial Literatures: Expanding the Canon
78) In the first paragraph, the repetition of 'funkiness' ironically builds up a
wonderful rhythm of, or riff on, the very 'funkiness' that Geraldine is striving to
deny. In this context riff means the repetition of lexical phrases analogous to the ...
6
Specifying: Black Women Writing the American Experience
In short, how to get rid of the funkiness. The dreadful funkiness of passion, the
funkiness of nature, the funkiness of the wide range of human emotions" {TBE, 68
). For Polly Breedlove, alienation is the inability to experience pleasure ever
again ...
7
Critical Race Theory: The Cutting Edge
In short, how to get rid of the funkiness. The dreadful funkiness of passion, the
funkiness of nature, the funkiness of the wide range of human emotions.
Wherever it erupts, this Funk, they wipe it away; where it crusts, they dissolve it;
wherever it ...
Richard Delgado, Jean Stefancic, 2000
8
American Cultural Studies: An Introduction to American Culture
Thedreadful funkiness of passion, the funkinessofnature, the funkiness
ofthewiderange of human emotions. (ibid.:64) Reminiscent ofJacobs and
Douglass,this passage posits 'funkiness' as a versionof selfexpression that
needsto find an outlet, ...
Neil Campbell, Alasdair Kean, 2013
9
Granny Midwives and Black Women Writers: Double-dutched Readings
.[they] get rid of the funkiness" (68). Morrison proceeds to list several types of
funkiness: "The dreadful funkiness of passion, the funkiness of nature, the
funkiness of the wide range of human emotions" (168). These middle-class black
women ...
10
The Aesthetics of Toni Morrison: Speaking the Unspeakable
This desire for home is also a desire to curb the excess, the "funkiness," of the
characters' lives: careful attention to boundary and limit will guard against the "
dreadful funkiness of passion, the funkiness of nature, the funkiness of the wide ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FUNKINESS»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
funkiness is used in the context of the following news items.
Australia's Michael Clarke must find funk again amid selection …
If points were awarded for a captain's funkiness in Test cricket – it feels only a matter of time given the ubiquitous use of the word these days ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Minor league report: Brault at his best when being deceptive
“With the funkiness he has, I think he's going to have the ability to strike out people — maybe not at the rate that he was the other night, but I ... «Tribune-Review, Jul 15»
England vs Australia, Ashes 2015 - live: Warner falls just before …
E-mail All of a sudden 400-odd doesn't seem so much does it? Surely Cook's new found funkiness should mean that England win, shouldn't it? «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
Ashes 2015, England v Australia, day four - live: Stuart Broad strikes …
E-mail All of a sudden 400-odd doesn't seem so much does it? Surely Cook's new found funkiness should mean that England win, shouldn't it? «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
England vs Australia, Ashes 2015 - live: Tourists in tatters after four …
E-mail All of a sudden 400-odd doesn't seem so much does it? Surely Cook's new found funkiness should mean that England win, shouldn't it? «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
Here comes the Jeep junior
The design is quite inviting in a unique way, portraying modernity and funkiness. On a closer look, its small outline may prompt you to dismiss it, ... «The Observer, Jul 15»
Bruno Mars' 'Uptown Funk' Gets Perfect Mashup With 'Newsies …
Dancing and all around funkiness, in the upper sector of town, perhaps? Regardless of the varying content, mash the two things up and you've ... «Hollywood Life, Jul 15»
Big Bear A-Frame Stuck in the '70s Awaits Your Restoration
But no other architecture style so fully encompasses the optimism and funkiness of the 1960s and early 1970s. Take this just-listed gem in Big ... «Curbed LA, Jul 15»
Bangistan song Saturday Night: Spunky Jacqueline Fernandez …
There are kings, palaces, action arena and some good amount of funkiness to it. The beats are definitely pacy which will make for a very good ... «Bollywood Life, Jul 15»
Stiff-Arm has more structure, depth than most IPAs
It finishes with a considerable bite of pine and an earthy funkiness best described as “forest floor.” At 6.4 percent alcohol by volume and 54 ... «ThisWeekNews, Jul 15»
