Fugitive Science: Empiricism and Freedom in Early African American Culture

by Britt Rusert

Book Overview

Honorable Mention, 2019 MLA Prize for a First Book
Sole Finalist Mention for the 2018 Lora Romero First Book Prize, presented by the American Studies Association

Exposes the influential work of a group of black artists to confront and refute scientific racism.

Traversing the archives of early African American literature, performance, and visual culture, Britt Rusert uncovers the dynamic experiments of a group of black...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1479847666
• ISBN13: 9781479847662
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 9.0"