Signs of Race in Poststructuralism: Toward a Transformative Theory of Race - Couverture souple

Young, Robert

 
9780761845065: Signs of Race in Poststructuralism: Toward a Transformative Theory of Race

Synopsis

This book presents a class-based analysis of poststructuralism and race. The author positions this fundamental question at the heart of his project: why does race still work if it is commonly misunderstood to be a social construct? The answer is that race works because it operates like a commodity, and like any commodity, as long as it generates value (understood in the widest possible sense: economic, political, and cultural-ideological value), it will remain in circulation. This study should contribute to our understanding of race by linking questions of use value to exchange value.

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À propos de l?auteur

Robert Young is associate professor of English at University of Alabama. He specializes in African-American literary and cultural theory.

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Autres éditions populaires du même titre

9780761845058: Signs of Race in Poststructuralism: Toward a Transformative Theory of Race

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0761845054 ISBN 13 :  9780761845058
Editeur : University Press of America, 2009
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