Race, Writing, and Difference |
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Editor:
| Gates, Henry Louis Appiah, Kwame Anthony |
Series title: | A Critical Inquiry Book Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-226-28435-4 |
Publication Date: | Dec 1992 |
Publisher: | University of Chicago Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $31.95 |
Book Description:
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A classic of cultural criticism, "Race," Writing, and Difference provides a broad introduction to the idea of "race" as a meaningful category in the study of literature and the shaping of critical theory. This collection demonstrates the variety of critical approaches through which one may discuss the complexities of racial "otherness" in various modes of discourse. Now, fifteen years after their first publication, these essays have managed to escape the cliches associated with...
More DescriptionA classic of cultural criticism, "Race," Writing, and Difference provides a broad introduction to the idea of "race" as a meaningful category in the study of literature and the shaping of critical theory. This collection demonstrates the variety of critical approaches through which one may discuss the complexities of racial "otherness" in various modes of discourse. Now, fifteen years after their first publication, these essays have managed to escape the cliches associated with the race-class-gender trinity of '80s criticism, and remain a provocative overview of the complex interplay between race, writing, and difference.