Signs of Race in Poststructuralism: Toward a Transformative Theory of Race - Softcover

Young, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0761845062 ISBN 13: 9780761845065

Publisher: University Press of America, 2009

Synopsis

This book presents a class-based analysis of poststructuralism and race. The author positions this fundamental question at the heart of his project: why does race still work if it is commonly misunderstood to be a social construct? The answer is that race works because it operates like a commodity, and like any commodity, as long as it generates value (understood in the widest possible sense: economic, political, and cultural-ideological value), it will remain in circulation. This study should contribute to our understanding of race by linking questions of use value to exchange value.

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About the Author

Robert Young is associate professor of English at University of Alabama. He specializes in African-American literary and cultural theory.

Edition details

• Publisher: University Press of America
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0761845062
• ISBN 13: 9780761845065
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176