The Trouble with Post-Blackness by Houston Baker Jr. (English) Hardcover Book

Description: The Trouble with Post-Blackness by Houston Baker Jr., K. Merinda Simmons Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Scholars, novelists, poets, and journalists revisit the idea of "blackness" and whether it is a concept we can--or should--move beyond. Publisher Description An America in which the color of ones skin no longer matters would be unprecedented. With the election of President Barack Obama in 2008, that future suddenly seemed possible. Obamas rise reflects a nation of fluid populations and fortunes, a society in which a biracial individual could be embraced as a leader by all. Yet complicating this vision are shifting demographics, rapid redefinitions of race, and the instant invention of brands, trends, and identities that determine how we think about ourselves and the place of others.This collection of original essays confronts the premise, advanced by black intellectuals, that the Obama administration marked the start of a "post-racial" era in the United States. While the "transcendent" and post-racial black elite declare victory over Americas longstanding codes of racial exclusion and racist violence, their evidence relies largely on their own salaries and celebrity. These essays strike at the certainty of those who insist that life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are now independent of skin color and race in America. They argue, signify, and testify that "post-blackness" is a problematic mythology masquerading as fact-a dangerous new "race science" motivated by black transcendentalist individualism. Through rigorous analysis, these essays expose the idea of a post-racial nation as a pleasurable entitlement for a black elite, enabling them to reject the ethics and urgency of improving the well-being of the black majority. Author Biography Houston A. Baker is Distinguished University Professor at Vanderbilt University and a scholar of African American literature and culture. He is a member of the pioneering generation of the 1960s that sought to expand the canons and definitions of the humanities in the academy. He served as director of Afro-American studies and founded and directed the Center for the Study of Black Literature and Culture at the University of Pennsylvania. His book Betrayal: How Black Intellectuals Have Abandoned the Ideals of the Civil Rights Era received an American Book Award. K. Merinda Simmons is associate professor of religious studies at the University of Alabama. She is author of Changing the Subject: Writing Women Across the African Diaspora and coeditor, with Maha Marouan, of Race and Displacement: Nation, Migration, and Displacement in the Twenty-First Century. Her areas of research and publication combine literary, religious, and Southern studies, with critical emphases on theories of gender and race. Details ISBN 0231169345 ISBN-13 9780231169349 Title The Trouble with Post-Blackness Author Houston Baker Jr., K. Merinda Simmons Format Hardcover Year 2015 Pages 288 Publisher Columbia University Press GE_Item_ID:161834130; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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ISBN-13: 9780231169349

Book Title: The Trouble with Post-Blackness

Number of Pages: 288 Pages

Publication Name: Trouble with Post-Blackness

Language: English

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Subject: Political Process / General, American / African American, Sociology / General, Modern / 20th Century, History & Surveys / Modern, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies

Publication Year: 2015

Item Height: 0.1 in

Type: Textbook

Item Weight: 18.7 Oz

Subject Area: Literary Criticism, Philosophy, Political Science, Social Science

Author: K. Merinda Simmons

Item Length: 0.9 in

Item Width: 0.6 in

Format: Hardcover