God''s Waiting Room - Racial Reckoning At Life''s End

A ghost story rich in mystery and life lessons, God's Waiting Room takes readers on a day-long tour of a tropical nursing home to hear stories of older white people and the younger Black nurses who care for them, showing how people formerly primed to be enemies find grace despite the odds.

 

Table des matières

Preface
The Road
Waiting
Angel
Heartsore
Presents
Andrew
Diversity
Bethal
Safari
Goodness
Jokers
Yvonne
God
Mama Zulu
Security
Noeline
The Circle
Confessions
Acknowledgements
Notes
Index

A propos de l'auteur

CASEY GOLOMSKI is an associate professor of anthropology and women's and gender studies at the University of New Hampshire in Durham and lives in Medford, Massachusetts. He is the author of Funeral Culture: AIDS, Work, and Cultural Change in an African Kingdom.

Résumé

A ghost story rich in mystery and life lessons, God's Waiting Room takes readers on a day-long tour of a tropical nursing home to hear stories of older white people and the younger Black nurses who care for them, showing how people formerly primed to be enemies find grace despite the odds.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Casey Golomski
• Edition: Rutgers University Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 13.12.2024
• EAN: 9781978840607
• ISBN: 978-1-978840-60-7
• Pages: 238
• Thème: Global Perspectives on Aging
• Catégorie: Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sociologie > Théories sociologiques