The Desiring Modes of Being Black : Literature and Critical Theory.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (194 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 The Other Bites the Dust -- 2 The Making of a Man -- 3 Dying Metaphors and Deadly Fantasies -- 4 Desire as "E mag e nation" -- 5 "The Substance of Things Hoped For" -- 6 Writing as I Lay Dying -- 7 The Word's Image -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
This book explores how contemporary black literature challenges theoretical approaches of race, gender and sexualities.