Afro-Dog Blackness and the Animal Question |
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| Author:
| Boisseron, Bénédicte |
| ISBN: | 978-0-231-18665-0 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2018 |
| Publisher: | Columbia University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $52.95 |
Book Description:
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Bénédicte Boisseron investigates the relationship between race and the animal in the history and culture of the Americas and the black Atlantic, exposing a hegemonic system that compulsively links and opposes blackness and animality to measure the value of life.
Bénédicte Boisseron investigates the relationship between race and the animal in the history and culture of the Americas and the black Atlantic, exposing a hegemonic system that compulsively links and opposes blackness and animality to measure the value of life.