About the Author

Thadious M. Davis, Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought, Emerita, and professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania, is the author or editor of 13 books, including Southscapes: Geographies of Race, Region, and Literature.

Reviews

Davis's keen attention to Walker's less critically engaged works is Understanding Alice Walker's greatest contribution and intervention. [...] Davis elucidates Walker's significant contributions to Southern literature, feminist theory, and Black Studies. [An] excellent companion text for courses engaging Walker's works as it is written to be accessible for undergraduate students. [...] Understanding Alice Walker reveals that Alice Walker's dynamic literary voice continues to be poignant and prophetic in both local and global contexts.-- "Studies in the Novel"