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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Detalles Bibliográficos
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
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1
  • Violence and Toni Morrison's Racist House; 2
  • Hiding the Invisible Hurt of Race; 3
  • The Unspeakable Language of Race and Fantasy in the Stories of Jhumpa Lahiri; 4
  • Performing Intimacy; Conclusion
  • The Demands of Precious; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author.

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