African American Gothic in the Era of Black Lives Matter

This Element explores twenty-first century Black Gothic literature and film as it responds to American anti-Blackness and as they illustrate a mode of Black Gothic fiction. It also examines the costs of waging war against racial oppression and the power of embracing 'monstrosity'.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction; 2. You already dead; 3. Making whiteness strange; 4. Becoming the monster; 5. Conclusion; Bibliography.

Zusammenfassung

This Element explores twenty-first century Black Gothic literature and film as it responds to American anti-Blackness and as they illustrate a mode of Black Gothic fiction. It also examines the costs of waging war against racial oppression and the power of embracing 'monstrosity'.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Maisha Wester, Maisha (Indiana University) Wester
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 31.01.2025
• EAN: 9781009161015
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0916101-5
• Seiten: 82
• Serie: Elements in the Gothic
• Themen: Belletristik > Lyrik, Dramatik; Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Kunst > Theater, Ballett; Film, TV & radio, Classic horror & ghost stories, Contemporary horror and ghost stories, Classic horror and ghost stories, Relating to African American / Black American people