

Jerry Rafiki Jenkins
Examines types of human monsters in Black American horror fiction
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Jun 25, 2024 • 45min
Jerry Rafiki Jenkins, "Anti-Blackness and Human Monstrosity in Black American Horror Fiction" (Ohio State UP, 2024)
Jerry Rafiki Jenkins discusses human monsters in Black American horror fiction, focusing on White rage, respectability, not-ness, and serial killing. He explores anti-Black sadism and how these monsters represent ideologies of American anti-Blackness. Jenkins examines works by authors like Tananarive Due, Victor LaValle, Octavia Butler, and Nnedi Okorafor, offering resources to combat human monstrosity in society.