Lindsey Stewart, "The Politics of Black Joy: Zora Neale Hurston and Neo-Abolitionism" (Northwestern UP, 2021)
New Books in Philosophy
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How Doeshurston Contort Herself to Get Away From Am?
Am, because of thee, am tradition of abolition, abolitionism that informs black writing. So one way to think about ow, how does she contort herself to get out of this m is to think about am. How might the goals of black wriding shift if it's no longer about truth and revelation and more about a misrecognition? It means that she can't contradict herself. She can play with the reader and tell them lies if she wants to. There's a part of her thath s not willing to share with the audience,. primarily because of her self respect.
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