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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 insisten...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sharpe, Christina Elizabeth (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham : Duke University Press, 2016.
Colección:Anti-racist collection
Temas:
African Americans > Social conditions.
Racism > Health aspects > United States.
Premature death > Social aspects > United States.
Discrimination in law enforcement > United States.
Slavery > United States > Psychological aspects.
Noirs américains > Conditions sociales.
Mortalité prématurée > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Discrimination dans l'application des lois > États-Unis.
Esclavage > États-Unis > Aspect psychologique.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > African American Studies.
African Americans > Social conditions
Discrimination in law enforcement
Slavery > Psychological aspects
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 175 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780822373452
0822373459

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