The Art of the Black Essay Paperback / softback
by Cheryl Butler
Part of the Studies in African American History and Culture series
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The Art of the Black Essay unveils the power of the African American essay to bring about a meditative shift in the minds of readers, to catapult them beyond racial ideology - by immersing them in it - and to elicit in them, ultimately, democratic change.
This title outlines the specific tools of the trade, literary techniques through which the democratization process works: the uncanny, meditative moment of transcendency.
This title also describes a psychological journey experienced by the essayist him/herself.
Essay writing or life-writing is the vehicle to release the pull of ideology - the root of the "hierarchy of race" idea.
In this book, the author makes a clear distinction between race as biology and race as ideology in order to align race with the culture, values, traditions and art of a people.
The Art of theBlack Essay shows how African American essayists have transcended the pull of two cultural identities and achieved democratic change.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:166 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:17/01/2019
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- ISBN:9781138963832
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Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:166 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:17/01/2019
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- ISBN:9781138963832
