Race and Sex across the French Atlantic: The Color of Black in Literary, Philosophical and Theater Discourse

by Frieda Ekotto

Race and Sex across the French Atlantic is a critical reconceptualization of the contributions of France and the French-speaking world to race relations in the continental United States. Radically re-evaluating the work of French and Francophone cultural icons such as Jean Genet, Aime Cesaire, Frantz Fanon and Dany Laferriere, this book makes use of untapped historical archival records that link these writers to important African-American political...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739141147
• ISBN13: 9780739141144
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"