The Souls of Mixed Folk: Race, Politics, and Aesthetics in the New Millennium

by Michele Elam

Book Overview

The Souls of Mixed Folk examines representations of mixed race in literature and the arts that redefine new millennial aesthetics and politics. Focusing on black-white mixes, Elam analyzes expressive works--novels, drama, graphic narrative, late-night television, art installations--as artistic rejoinders to the perception that post-Civil Rights politics are bereft and post-Black art is apolitical. Reorienting attention to the cultural invention...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804756309
• ISBN13: 9780804756303
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.5" x 9.6"