Classicisms in the Black Atlantic
«This volume is a powerful collection of engaging texts on a field of study whose reigning paradigm has only recently come under the critical scrutiny of Black scholars. It deserves to be read and discussed widely»
Ronald Charles, the Classical Journal
The historical and cultural space of the Black Atlantic - a diasporic world of forced and voluntary migrations - has long provided fertile ground for the construction and reconstruction of new forms of classicism. Les mer
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experiences and reflect on modern conceptions of race, nation, and identity. The studies presented in this volume range across the Anglophone, Francophone, and Hispanophone worlds, including literary studies of authors such as Derek Walcott, Marlene NourbeSe Philip, and Junot Diaz, biographical and
historical studies, and explorations of race and classicism in the visual arts. They offer reflections on the place of classicism in contemporary conflicts and debates over race and racism, and on the intersections between classicism, race, gender, and social status, demonstrating how the legacies of ancient Greece and Rome have been used to buttress racial hierarchies, but also to challenge racism and Eurocentric reconstructions of antiquity.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Oxford University Press
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9780198814122
- Utgivelsesår
- 2020
- Format
- 22 x 15 cm
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«This volume is a powerful collection of engaging texts on a field of study whose reigning paradigm has only recently come under the critical scrutiny of Black scholars. It deserves to be read and discussed widely»
Ronald Charles, the Classical Journal