The Art of the Black Essay (Paperback)

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.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Studies in African American History and Culture
Release date:	2019
Authors:	Cheryl Butler
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	166
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-96383-2
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Black studies
LSN:	1-138-96383-6
Barcode:	9781138963832

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