03006nam 2200649 a 450 991081649180332120200520144314.01-283-86456-80-8135-5210-9(CKB)2670000000151165(OCoLC)785785246(CaPaEBR)ebrary10535578(SSID)ssj0000693180(PQKBManifestationID)11405894(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000693180(PQKBWorkID)10638462(PQKB)11366395(MdBmJHUP)muse19661(Au-PeEL)EBL860794(CaPaEBR)ebr10535578(CaONFJC)MIL417706(OCoLC)777375536(MiAaPQ)EBC860794(EXLCZ)99267000000015116520110110d2012 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrSignifying without specifying racial discourse in the age of Obama /Stephanie Li1st ed.New Brunswick, N.J. Rutgers University Pressc20121 online resource (218 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8135-5143-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-198) and index.Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 - Violence and Toni Morrison's Racist House -- 2 - Hiding the Invisible Hurt of Race -- 3 - The Unspeakable Language of Race and Fantasy in the Stories of Jhumpa Lahiri -- 4 - Performing Intimacy -- Conclusion - The Demands of Precious -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.Stephanie Li argues that American politicians and writers are using a new kind of language to speak about race. Challenging the notion that we have moved into a "post-racial" era, she suggests that we are in an uneasy moment where American public discourse demands that race be seen, but not heard. Analyzing contemporary political speech with nuanced readings of works by such authors as Toni Morrison, Jhumpa Lahiri, and Colson Whitehead, Li investigates how Americans of color have negotiated these tensions, inventing new ways to signal racial affiliations without violating taboos against open discussions of race.American literature21st centuryHistory and criticismRace in literaturePost-racialismUnited StatesPolitics and literatureUnited StatesHistory21st centuryUnited StatesRace relationsAmerican literatureHistory and criticism.Race in literature.Post-racialismPolitics and literatureHistory810.9/3552Li Stephanie1977-1171735MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910816491803321Signifying without specifying4077409UNINA