Violent Disruptions; American Imaginations of Racial Anxiety in William Faulkner and Richard Wright

ISBN-13: 9781433142185 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 112 str.

Linda Chavers

Opis

Violent Disruptions: American Imaginations of Racial Anxiety in William Faulkner and Richard Wright examines two authors who have powerfully predicted the formation of racial identities and its surrounding discourse in the United States today: William Faulkner (1897-1962) and Richard Wright (1908-1960). Using the works of Faulkner and Wright, this text argues that race becomes visible only through image production and exchange. Further, it argues that following the dismantling of our legally upheld racial inequality and everyday racist language, it is precisely the visual register wherein we see most acutely the continued present-day operation of racial inequality. Violent Disruptions thus places William Faulkner and Richard Wright at the center of our current dramas in the 21st century in popular television, political theater and criminal justice.

Recenzje

"This fascinating study brings Richard Wright and William Faulkner to bear on present-day questions of race and justice in the United States. A compelling read for anyone interested in the interconnections between race and American literature." -- (Anders Walker, Associate Dean for Research and Engagement, Lillie Myers Professor, Center for International and Comparative Law, Saint Louis University)

Spis treści

Prologue - The Fourteenth Truth - White Blurs and Black Sex: Fatal Imaginings in Richard Wright's Native Son - Play and Death in Richard Wright's Uncle Tom's Children - Violations and Disruptions in Faulkner's Light in August - Conclusion or, "Wait!".

O autorze

Linda Chavers obtained her doctorate in African American Literature from Harvard University and is a graduate of The Gallatin School of Individualized Study at New York University. She is Assistant Dean of Harvard College and Lecturer in African American Literature at Harvard University.