Cross Routes The Meanings of Race for the 21st Century |
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Editor:
| Boi, Paola Broeck, Sabine |
Author:
| Boi, Paola Broeck, Sabine Boi, Broeck |
ISBN: | 978-3-8258-6651-8 |
Publication Date: | Aug 2003 |
Publisher: | Transaction Publishers
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $56.95 |
Book Description:
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This collection reflects the still urgent project of historical recuperation, as well as an examination of literary representations and other cultural manifestations of the Black Diaspora. Disciplinary work within the boundaries of African American Studies has been enhanced by more general considerations of the history of "race" and racism in globalized contexts. The articles assembled here reflect recent empirical research as well as challenging theoretical considerations....
More DescriptionThis collection reflects the still urgent project of historical recuperation, as well as an examination of literary representations and other cultural manifestations of the Black Diaspora. Disciplinary work within the boundaries of African American Studies has been enhanced by more general considerations of the history of "race" and racism in globalized contexts. The articles assembled here reflect recent empirical research as well as challenging theoretical considerations. Contributions address particular formations of racialized modernity owed to the impact of the Atlantic slave trade and slavery, and thus broaden the approach to the Middle Passage, to improve our understanding of it as a constitutive transatlantic phenomenon in the widest possible sense.