Invisibility Blues - From Pop to Theory and Back Again

Zusatztext “ Invisibility Blues shows why Michele Wallace has long been at the forefront of African-American cultural criticism.”—Henry Louis Gates! Jr. “Michele Wallace is one of the most talented and provocative cultural critics now writing in the USA. Listen and learn!”—Cornel West “Michele Wallace keeps her eyes open and her wits about her. Scrupulously fair! honest! clever and wise.”—Angela Carter “ Invisibility Blues is a warm book! even a hopeful one. Simultaneously confident and vulnerable! full of hard-earned insights into American culture and un-starry-eyed evaluations of the available role models! it is the unfinished saga of a proud outsider trying to make a place for herself and her sisters.”—Lucy R. Lippard “Courageous ... outspoken ... clear-eyed.”— Publishers Weekly “Wonderful ... original.”—Susan Brown Miller Informationen zum Autor Michele Wallace Klappentext First published in 1990! Invisibility Blues is widely regarded as a landmark in the history of black feminism. The original edition includes an exploration of the work of her mother! the artist Faith Ringgold! recollections of her early life in Harlem! an account of her development as a writer in the 1970s! and investigations of the legacy of black artists such as Zora Neale Hurston! Spike Lee and Michael Jackson. To this long-awaited new edition! Michele Wallace has added an extensive new introduction! as well as some photographs from her family's collection documenting the 70s and 80s. Michele Wallace asks the tough questions which any book about the black experience of America must address! and this new edition of Invisiblity Blues will challenge and inform a new audience with the combination of literary flair and scholarly rigor that has made it an acknowledged classic. Zusammenfassung First published in 1990! Michele Wallace’s Invisibility Blues is widely regarded as a landmark in the history of black feminism. Wallace’s considerations of the black experience in America include recollections of her early life in Harlem; a look at the continued underrepresentation of black voices in politics! media! and culture; and the legacy of such figures as Zora Neale Hurston! Toni Cade Bambara! Toni Morrison! and Alice Walker. Wallace addresses the tensions between race! gender! and society! bringing them into the open with a singular mix of literary virtuosity and scholarly rigor. With an updated introduction! this new edition of Invisibility Blues challenges and informs with the plain-spoken truth that has made it an acknowledged classic. ...

Product details

• Authors: Mike Davis, Michael Sprinker, Michele Wallace
• Assisted by: Mike Davis (Editor), Michael Sprinker (Editor)
• Publisher: Verso
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: age 18
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.11.2007
• EAN: 9781859844878
• ISBN: 978-1-85984-487-8
• No. of pages: 320
• Series: Haymarket; Haymarket (Paperback); Haymarket Series; Haymarket (Paperback); Haymarket; Haymarket Series
• Subject: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics