Representing Black Men

Representing Black Men focuses on gender, race and representation in the literary and cultural work of black men.

List of contents

Introduction, Marcellus Blount, George P. Cunningham; Part 1 Against Patriarchy; Chapter 1 A Black Man's Place(s) in Black Feminist Criticism, Michael Awkward; Chapter 2 "A Cavern Opened in My Mind", Cora Kaplan; Chapter 3 "Ain't Nothin' Like the Real Thing, Kendall Thomas; Part 2 Negotiating "Masculinity"; Chapter 4 Violent Ambiguity, Robert Reid-Pharr; Chapter 5 Chapter One of Booker T. Washington's Up from Slavery, Donald Gibson; Chapter 6 "Stand by Your Man", Stephen Michael Best; Chapter 7 Body Politics, George P. Cunningham; Part 3 Screening Men; Chapter 8 "We're Gonna Deconstruct Your Life!", Elizabeth Alexander; Chapter 9 "But Compared to What?", Wahneema Lubiano; Chapter 10 The Absent One, Manthia Diawara;

About the author

Marcellus Blount, George P. Cunningham

Summary

Focuses on gender, race and representation in the literary and cultural work of black men, examining the ways in which black masculinities figure in African-American and American culture, theory and literature.

Product details

• Assisted by: Marcellus Blount (Editor), Blount Marcellus (Editor), George Cunningham (Editor), Cunningham George (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.11.1995
• EAN: 9780415907590
• ISBN: 978-0-415-90759-0
• No. of pages: 256
• Weight: 362 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology; Ethnic Studies, History, Popular Culture, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, Humanities, Regional Studies, Literary studies: general, Regional / International studies, Gender studies, gender groups, SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / Gay Studies, Black & Asian Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / Lesbian Studies