9780822352068-0822352060-The Erotic Life of Racism

The Erotic Life of Racism

ISBN-13: 9780822352068
ISBN-10: 0822352060
Author: Sharon Patricia Holland
Publication date: 2012
Publisher: Duke University Press
Format: Paperback 184 pages
FREE US shipping
Buy

From $27.62

Book details

ISBN-13: 9780822352068
ISBN-10: 0822352060
Author: Sharon Patricia Holland
Publication date: 2012
Publisher: Duke University Press
Format: Paperback 184 pages

Summary

The Erotic Life of Racism (ISBN-13: 9780822352068 and ISBN-10: 0822352060), written by authors Sharon Patricia Holland, was published by Duke University Press in 2012. With an overall rating of 3.7 stars, it's a notable title among other Feminist Theory (Women's Studies, Women Writers, Cultural, Anthropology) books. You can easily purchase or rent The Erotic Life of Racism (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Feminist Theory books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.78.

Description

A major intervention in the fields of critical race theory, black feminism, and queer theory, The Erotic Life of Racism contends that theoretical and political analyses of race have largely failed to understand and describe the profound ordinariness of racism and the ways that it operates as a quotidian practice. If racism has an everyday life, how does it remain so powerful and yet mask its very presence? To answer this question, Sharon Patricia Holland moves into the territory of the erotic, understanding racism's practice as constitutive to the practice of racial being and erotic choice.

Reemphasizing the black/white binary, Holland reinvigorates critical engagement with race and racism. She argues that only by bringing critical race theory, queer theory, and black feminist thought into conversation with each other can we fully envision the relationship between racism and the personal and political dimensions of our desire. The Erotic Life of Racism provocatively redirects our attention to a desire no longer independent of racism but rather embedded within it.

Rate this book Rate this book

We would LOVE it if you could help us and other readers by reviewing the book