Savage Horrors The Intrinsic Raciality of the American Gothic |
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| Author:
| Lenhardt, Corinna |
| Series title: | American Culture Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-3-8376-5154-6 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2020 |
| Publisher: | transcript Verlag
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $90.95 |
Book Description:
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The American Gothic novel has been deeply shaped by issues of race and raciality from its origins in British Romanticism to the twenty-first century. Corinna Lenhardt uncovers the destructive and lasting impact of the Gothic's anti-Black racism on cultural discourses in the United States and traces Black resistance.
The American Gothic novel has been deeply shaped by issues of race and raciality from its origins in British Romanticism to the twenty-first century. Corinna Lenhardt uncovers the destructive and lasting impact of the Gothic's anti-Black racism on cultural discourses in the United States and traces Black resistance.