Passing - An Exploration of African-Americans on their Journey for an Identity along the Colour Line

Passing

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

2. Setting Passing in Context -Du Bois, Double Consciousness & Harlem Renaissance

The Harlem Renaissance

The Passing Figure

Du Bois concept of the veiled double consciousness

3. Passing- The Instability of the African-American Identity

External factors

Internal factors

4. Passing- The Journey for an African-American Identity

Social roles

Travel Motif

5. Critical Reflection & Conclusion: Passing and the Instability of Race

6. Bibliography