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UNINA9910811399003321 |
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Autore |
Jerng Mark C. |
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Titolo |
Racial worldmaking : the power of popular fiction / / Mark C. Jerng |
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New York : , : Fordham University Press, , 2019 |
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ISBN |
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0-8232-8054-3 |
0-8232-7777-1 |
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Edizione |
[First edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (200 pages) |
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Collana |
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Comparative Theology: Thinking Across Traditions |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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American fiction - History and criticism |
English fiction - History and criticism |
Racism in literature |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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This edition previously issued in print: 2017. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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When does racial description become racism? Critical race studies has not come up with good answers to this question because it has overemphasized the visuality of race. According to dominant theories of racial formation, we see race on bodies and persons and then link those perceptions to unjust practices of racial inequality. 'Racial Worldmaking' argues that we do not just see race. We are taught when, where, and how to notice race by a set of narrative and interpretive strategies. These strategies are named 'racial worldmaking' because they get us to notice race not just at the level of the biological representation of bodies or the social categorization of persons. Rather, they get us to embed race into our expectations for how the world operates. |
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