Post-Racial America?: An Interdisciplinary Study (The Griot Project Book Series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 161148779X ISBN 13: 9781611487794

Publisher: Bucknell University Press,U.S., 2016

Synopsis

The concept of a “postracial” America ―the dream of a nation beyond race ― has attracted much attention over the course of the presidency of Barack Obama, suggesting that this idea is peculiar to the contemporary moment alone. Postracial America? An Interdisciplinary Study attempts to broaden the application of this idea by situating it in contexts that demonstrate how the idea of the postracial has been with America since its founding and will continue to be long after the Obama administration’s term ends. The chapters in this volume explore the idea of the postracial in the United States through a variety of critical lenses, including film studies; literature; aesthetics and conceptual thinking; politics; media representations; race in relation to gender, identity, and sexuality; and personal experiences. Through this diverse interdisciplinary exploration, this collection skeptically weighs the implications of holding up a postracial culture as an admirable goal for the United States.

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About the Author

Vincent Stephens is the director of the Popel Shaw Center for Race and Ethnicity at Dickinson College. Anthony Stewart is professor of English at Bucknell University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bucknell University Press,U.S.
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 161148779X
• ISBN 13: 9781611487794
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 220
• Editor: Stephens Vincent L., Stewart Anthony