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The Art of the Black Essay - Studies in African American History and Culture
Cheryl Butler
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 the Black Essay shows how African American essayists have transcended the pull of two cultural identities and achieved democratic change.
166 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | January 17, 2019 |
| ISBN13 | 9781138963832 |
| Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Pages | 166 |
| Dimensions | 227 × 154 × 11 mm · 256 g |
| Language | English |
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