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Negotiating Difference
Michael Awkward
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Description for Negotiating Difference
paperback. In this text, the author show how debilitating "protectionist" stances can be and how much might be gained by crossing cultural boundaries. In pursuing a black male/feminist criticism, the study acknowledges the complexities of sexual, gender and racial interpretations. Series: Black Literature & Culture S. Num Pages: 240 pages, 3ill. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSJ; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 344.
In this text, the author raids the borders of contemporary criticism to show how debilitating "protectionist" stances can be and how much might be gained by crossing cultural boundaries. From Spike Lee's "She's Gotta Have It" to Michael Jackson's physical transmutations, from male scholars' investments in feminism to white scholars' in black texts - Awkward explores cultural moments that challenge the exclusive critical authority of race and gender. In each instance he asks: What do artists, scholars and others concerned with representations of Afro-American life make of the view that gender, race and sexuality circumscribe their own and others' lives ... Read more
In this text, the author raids the borders of contemporary criticism to show how debilitating "protectionist" stances can be and how much might be gained by crossing cultural boundaries. From Spike Lee's "She's Gotta Have It" to Michael Jackson's physical transmutations, from male scholars' investments in feminism to white scholars' in black texts - Awkward explores cultural moments that challenge the exclusive critical authority of race and gender. In each instance he asks: What do artists, scholars and others concerned with representations of Afro-American life make of the view that gender, race and sexuality circumscribe their own and others' lives ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Series
Black Literature & Culture S.
Number of Pages
236
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226033013
SKU
V9780226033013
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