A matter of consciousness – Introducing Zora Neale Hurston and Katie G. Cannon

This article involves a close reading of two African American authors, Zora Neale Hurston, an acclaimed novelist and Katie Cannon, an influential theological ethicist. Texts from Steve Biko on black consciousness and from James Cone on liberation theology are used as methodological tools in trying t...

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Autor principal:	Hans S.A. Engdahl
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Publicado:	AOSIS 2021
Materias:	black consciousness womanist fiction epistemological privilege appropriation The Bible BS1-2970 Practical Theology BV1-5099
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:f851e2308e7140a2a25453a01c201f9d2021-11-24T07:40:40ZA matter of consciousness – Introducing Zora Neale Hurston and Katie G. Cannon0259-94222072-805010.4102/hts.v77i3.6816https://doaj.org/article/f851e2308e7140a2a25453a01c201f9d2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/6816https://doaj.org/toc/0259-9422https://doaj.org/toc/2072-8050This article involves a close reading of two African American authors, Zora Neale Hurston, an acclaimed novelist and Katie Cannon, an influential theological ethicist. Texts from Steve Biko on black consciousness and from James Cone on liberation theology are used as methodological tools in trying to ascertain the degree to which Hurston and Cannon espouse a black (womanist) consciousness. A strong resonance of black consciousness will indeed be found in Hurston’s and Cannon’s texts. The conclusion drawn is that not only is there a resonance of black consciousness, but both writers also give proof of a black womanist consciousness that reveals new knowledge. Cannon’s oeuvre also begs the question of epistemological privilege. In addition, an animated critique is registered between these women scholars and male colleagues, in the world of fiction (Richard Wright) and academia (white European males). Contribution: This article demonstrates a link from South African black consciousness (Biko) to black womanist thinkers in the United States (Hurston and Cannon). A connection is also made between male, black liberation theology (Cone) and black womanist thinking, while expounding the womanist approach, liberated from (white) male dominance, on par with all others.Hans S.A. EngdahlAOSISarticleblack consciousnesswomanistfictionepistemological privilegeappropriationThe BibleBS1-2970Practical TheologyBV1-5099AFENNLHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies , Vol 77, Iss 3, Pp e1-e8 (2021)
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description	This article involves a close reading of two African American authors, Zora Neale Hurston, an acclaimed novelist and Katie Cannon, an influential theological ethicist. Texts from Steve Biko on black consciousness and from James Cone on liberation theology are used as methodological tools in trying to ascertain the degree to which Hurston and Cannon espouse a black (womanist) consciousness. A strong resonance of black consciousness will indeed be found in Hurston’s and Cannon’s texts. The conclusion drawn is that not only is there a resonance of black consciousness, but both writers also give proof of a black womanist consciousness that reveals new knowledge. Cannon’s oeuvre also begs the question of epistemological privilege. In addition, an animated critique is registered between these women scholars and male colleagues, in the world of fiction (Richard Wright) and academia (white European males). Contribution: This article demonstrates a link from South African black consciousness (Biko) to black womanist thinkers in the United States (Hurston and Cannon). A connection is also made between male, black liberation theology (Cone) and black womanist thinking, while expounding the womanist approach, liberated from (white) male dominance, on par with all others.
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A matter of consciousness – Introducing Zora Neale Hurston and Katie G. Cannon

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