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Hope draped in black : race, melancholy, and the agony of progress / Joseph R. Winters.

Van Pelt Library E185.615 .W568 2016
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Winters, Joseph Richard, 1977- author.
Series:
Religious cultures of African and African diaspora people
The religious cultures of African and African diaspora people
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Race relations.
Philosophy.
United States--Race relations--Philosophy.
United States.
United States--Race relations--Political aspects.
Racism--United States.
Racism.
African Americans--Race identity.
African Americans.
Race relations--Philosophy.
Race relations--Political aspects.
Physical Description:
xi, 304 pages ; 22 cm.
Place of Publication:
Durham : Duke University Press, 2016.
Contents:
Unreconciled strivings: Du Bois, the seduction of optimism, and the legacy of sorrow
Unhopeful but not hopeless: melancholic interpretations of freedom and progress
Hearing the breaks and cuts of history: Ellison, Morrison, and the uses of literary jazz
Reel progress: race, film, and cinematic melancholy
Figures of the postracial: race, nation, and violence in the age of Obama and Morrison.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780822361534
0822361531
9780822361732
0822361736
9780822374084
0822374080
OCLC:
919341902

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