Body politics have played a decisive role in American literature, especially in the work of African Americans, whose sensitivity to the tradition of misrepresenting black bodies in American culture has left indelible traces. In"American Body Politics" Felipe Smith tracks the emergence of particular gender images in association with specific social, political, and economic pressures and explores the impact of interrelated discourses on race, gender, and nation upon the development of African American literature from the turn of the century to the early modern period.
Smith focuses on...
Body politics have played a decisive role in American literature, especially in the work of African Americans, whose sensitivity to the tradition o...
"Global Circuits of Blackness" is a sophisticated analysis of the interlocking diasporic connections between Africa, Europe, the Caribbean, and the Americas. A diverse and gifted group of scholars delve into the contradictions of diasporic identity by examining at close range the encounters of different forms of blackness converging on the global scene.Contributors examine the many ways blacks have been misrecognized in a variety of contexts. They also explore how, as a direct result of transnational networking and processes of friction, blacks have deployed diasporic consciousness to...
"Global Circuits of Blackness" is a sophisticated analysis of the interlocking diasporic connections between Africa, Europe, the Caribbean, and the Am...