Stay black and die: on melancholy and genius
Auteur :
Durham, I. Augustus
Éditeur :
Duke University Press
ISBN :
9781478025528
Date de publication :
29 déc. 2023
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
476 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Examines melancholy and genius in black culture, letters, and media from the nineteenth century to the contemporary moment. Drawing on psychoanalysis, affect theory, and black studies, Durham explores the black mother as both a lost object and a found subject often obscured when constituting a cultural legacy of genius across history.