The Racial Unfamiliar: Illegibility in Black Literature and Culture

by John Brooks

Book Overview

The works of African American authors and artists are too often interpreted through the lens of authenticity. They are scrutinized for "positive" or "negative" representations of Black people and Black culture or are assumed to communicate some truth about Black identity or the "Black experience." However, many contemporary Black artists are creating works that cannot be slotted into such categories. Their art resists interpretation in terms of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231205031
• ISBN13: 9780231205030
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"