Melancholy of race, the: psychoanalysis, assimilation and hidden grief
Auteur :
Cheng, Anne Anlin
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780195134032
Date de publication :
21 déc. 2000
Dimensions :
23,5 x 16,3 x 2,7 cm
Poids :
612 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This study argues that racial grief is not only the result of racism but also a foundation for racial identity. It proposes that racial identification is itself a melancholy act - a social category supported by loss and compensation, rejecting and retaining, denigrating and idealizing the minority.