In the wake: on blackness and being
Auteur :
Sharpe, Christina
Éditeur :
Duke University Press
ISBN :
9780822362944
Date de publication :
14 nov. 2016
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
295 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Using the multiple meanings of "wake" to illustrate the ways Black lives are determined by slavery's afterlives, Christina Sharpe weaves personal experiences with readings of literary and artistic representations of Black life and death to examine what survives in the face of insistent violence and the possibilities for resistance.