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Passing Narratives

Passing Narratives is a literary genre within African American literature that depicts the experiences of individuals of mixed racial ancestry who navigate racial boundaries by presenting themselves as members of a different racial group, often to access social privileges denied to Black people in racially segregated societies.

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Publications

2.8K

Citations

69

Authors

24

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

3

Variants

Passing Literature

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Publications

70

`She'll Wake Up One of These Days and Find She's Turned into a Nigger'

Sara Ahmed · Theory Culture & Society · 1999 · 186 citations

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Passing: identity and interpretation in sexuality, race, and religion

Choice Reviews Online · 2002 · 176 citations

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Passing and the Rise of the African American Novel

Rita B. Dandridge, M. Giulia Fabi · African American Review · 2002 · 143 citations

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A Cartography of Passing in Everyday Life

Daniel G. Renfrow · Symbolic Interaction · 2004 · 115 citations

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A chosen exile: a history of racial passing in American life

Choice Reviews Online · 2015 · 108 citations

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Authors

69

  1. CO
    Charles O. Jackson

    University of Tennessee at Knoxville, United States

    2 publications · 80 citations

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  2. EK
    Elaine K. Ginsberg

    The Ohio State University, United States

    2 publications · 43 citations

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  3. JB
    Juda Bennett

    2 publications · 29 citations

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  4. KD
    Kathleen De Grave

    New York University, United States

    1 publications · 29 citations

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  5. DS
    David Sherman

    Johns Hopkins University, United States

    1 publications · 25 citations

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Institutions

24

  1. University of Winnipeg

    Winnipeg, Canada

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    12 citations

  2. Centre for Social Sciences

    Budapest, Hungary

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    11 citations

  3. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

  4. Texas Tech University

    Lubbock, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    11 citations

  5. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    115 citations

  6. Naval History and Heritage Command

    Washington, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    39 citations

  7. The Ohio State University

    Columbus, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    14 citations

  8. Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital

    Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    25 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 10 publications · 682 citations

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  2. African American Review

    AAR · 4 publications · 222 citations

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  3. Callaloo

    4 publications · 110 citations

    4

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  4. Modern fiction studies

    MFS · 3 publications · 118 citations

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  5. Journal of American History

    3 publications · 34 citations

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