The politics of Richard Wright : perspectives on resistance /
"A pillar of African American literature, Richard Wright is one of the most celebrated and controversial authors in American history. His work championed intellectual freedom amid social and political chaos. Despite the popular and critical success of books such as Uncle Tom's Children (19...
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Lexington, Kentucky :
The University Press of Kentucky,
[2018]
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Table of Contents:
- I Have Seen Black Hands / Richard Wright
- Wright's Afromodern Search for Political Freedom / Lewis R. Gordon
- Richard Wright and the Critique of Class Theory / Cedric J. Robinson
- Alternative Readings of Bigger Thomas / Cyrus Ernesto Zirakzadeh
- Richard Wright's Mission: initiating a politics of the human / Marilyn Nissim-Sabat
- Richard Wright and Black Women: imagining the feminine in The Outsider / Floyd W. Hayes III
- Masculinity, Misogyny, and the Limits of Racial Community / Paul Gilroy
- He's a Rapist, Even When He's Not: Richard Wright's account of Black male vulnerability in The raping of Willie McGee / Tommy J. Curry
- Behind the McGee Case / Richard Wright
- Seizing Freedom with Simone de Beauvoir / Lori J. Marso
- Revisiting Richard Wright in Ghana: Black radicalism and the dialectics of diaspora / Kevin Kelly Gaines
- Psychology and Black Liberation in Richard Wright's Black Power (1954) / Dorothy Stringer
- Blueprint for Negro writing / Richard Wright
- Floating facts on a sea of emotion: the literary journalism of Richard Wright / William Dow
- Many dark mirrors of Richard Wright's 12 million Black voices / Perry S. Moskowitz
- Richard Wright: the "nature" of politics-the "politics" of nature / James B. Haile III
- Joe Louis uncovers dynamite / Richard Wright
- Notes toward a political economy of life and death: reading Richard Wright with Frantz Fanon / Abdul R. JanMohamed
- Reading Richard Wright beyond the carceral state: the politics of refusal in Black radical imagination / Laura Grattan
- Slavery continued, freedom sought: Wright's political intellectual journey / Jane Anna Gordon
- I Have Seen Black Hands / Richard Wright
- Wright's Afromodern Search for Political Freedom / Lewis R. Gordon
- Richard Wright and the Critique of Class Theory / Cedric J. Robinson
- Alternative Readings of Bigger Thomas / Cyrus Ernesto Zirakzadeh
- Richard Wright's Mission: initiating a politics of the human / Marilyn Nissim-Sabat
- Richard Wright and Black Women: imagining the feminine in The Outsider / Floyd W. Hayes III
- Masculinity, Misogyny, and the Limits of Racial Community / Paul Gilroy
- He's a Rapist, Even When He's Not: Richard Wright's account of Black male vulnerability in The raping of Willie McGee / Tommy J. Curry
- Behind the McGee Case / Richard Wright
- Seizing Freedom with Simone de Beauvoir / Lori J. Marso
- Revisiting Richard Wright in Ghana: Black radicalism and the dialectics of diaspora / Kevin Kelly Gaines
- Psychology and Black Liberation in Richard Wright's Black Power (1954) / Dorothy Stringer
- Blueprint for Negro writing / Richard Wright
- Floating facts on a sea of emotion: the literary journalism of Richard Wright / William Dow
- Many dark mirrors of Richard Wright's 12 million Black voices / Perry S. Moskowitz
- Richard Wright: the "nature" of politics-the "politics" of nature / James B. Haile III
- Joe Louis uncovers dynamite / Richard Wright
- Notes toward a political economy of life and death: reading Richard Wright with Frantz Fanon / Abdul R. JanMohamed
- Reading Richard Wright beyond the carceral state: the politics of refusal in Black radical imagination / Laura Grattan
- Slavery continued, freedom sought: Wright's political intellectual journey / Jane Anna Gordon
- note: pt. 1 Radical Politics
- 1 I Have Seen Black Hands / Richard Wright
- 2. Wright's Afromodern Search for Political Freedom / Lewis R. Gordon
- 3. Richard Wright and the Critique of Class Theory / Cedric J. Robinson
- 4. Alternative Readings of Bigger Thomas / Cyrus Ernesto Zirakzadeh
- 5. Richard Wright's Mission: Initiating a Politics of the Human / Marilyn Nissim-Sabat
- pt. 2 Sexuality and Gender
- 6. Richard Wright and Black Women: Imagining the Feminine in The Outsider / Floyd W. Hayes
- 7. Masculinity, Misogyny, and the Limits of Racial Community / Paul Gilroy
- 8. He's a Rapist, Even When He's Not: Richard Wright's Account of Black Male Vulnerability in the Raping of Willie McGee / Tommy J. Curry
- pt. 3 Black Internationalism
- 9. Behind the McGee Case / Richard Wright
- 10. Seizing Freedom with Simone de Beauvoir / Lori J. Marso
- 11. Revisiting Richard Wright in Ghana: Black Radicalism and the Dialectics of Diaspora / Kevin Kelly Gaines
- 12. Psychology and Black Liberation in Richard Wright's Black Power (1954) / Dorothy Stringer
- pt. 4 Rhetorical Registers
- 13. Blueprint for Negro Writing / Richard Wright
- 14. Floating Facts on a Sea of Emotion: The Literary Journalism of Richard Wright / William Dow
- 15. Many Dark Mirrors in Richard Wright's 12 Million Black Voices / Perry S. Moskowitz
- 16. Richard Wright: The "Nature" of Politics, The "Politics" of Nature / James B. Haile
- pt. 5 Uncle Tom's Great-Grandchildren
- 17. Joe Louis Uncovers Dynamite / Richard Wright
- 18. Notes toward a Political Economy of Life and Death: Reading Richard Wright with Frantz Fanon / Abdul R. JanMohamed
- 19. Reading Richard Wright beyond the Carceral State: The Politics of Refusal in Black Radical Imagination / Laura Grattan
- 20. Slavery Continued, Freedom Sought: Wright's Political Intellectual Journey / Jane Anna Gordon.