Signifying without Specifying : Racial Discourse in the Age of Obama

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Stephanie Li argues that American politicians and writers are using a new kind of language to speak about race. Challenging the notion that we have moved into a "post-racial" era, she suggests that we are in an uneasy moment where American public discourse demands that race be seen, but no...

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Autor principal: Li, Stephanie, 1977-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Piscataway : Rutgers University Press, 2011.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Race relations.
Race in literature.
Post-racialism.
Politics and literature.
American literature.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > African American Studies.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
Politique et litterature > États-Unis > Histoire > 21e siecle.
Societe postraciale > États-Unis.
Race dans la litterature.
Litterature americaine > 21e siecle > Histoire et critique.
Politics and literature > United States > History > 21st century.
Post-racialism > United States.
American literature > 21st century > History and criticism.
United States.
États-Unis > Relations raciales.
United States > Race relations.
History.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Stephanie Li argues that American politicians and writers are using a new kind of language to speak about race. Challenging the notion that we have moved into a "post-racial" era, she suggests that we are in an uneasy moment where American public discourse demands that race be seen, but not heard. Analyzing contemporary political speech with nuanced readings of works by such authors as Toni Morrison, Jhumpa Lahiri, and Colson Whitehead, Li investigates how Americans of color have negotiated these tensions, inventing new ways to signal racial affiliations without violating taboos ag.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (218 pages).
ISBN:9780813552101

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