Melancholy of race, the: psychoanalysis, assimilation, and hidden grief
Auteur :
Cheng, Anne Anlin
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780195151626
Date de publication :
17 janv. 2002
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,6 x 1,6 cm
Poids :
408 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This text proposes that racial grief is a foundation for racial identity, suggesting that racial identification is itself already a melancholy act. It explores examples from culture and life to show how racial melancholia permeates our fantasies of citizenship, assimilation, and social health.