or, on being the other woman

White, Simone

ISBN 10: 1478018461 / ISBN 13: 9781478018469

Edité par Duke University Press Books, 2022

N° de réf. du vendeur mon0004061251

Synopsis :

In or, on being the other woman, Simone White considers the dynamics of contemporary black feminist life. Throughout this book-length poem, White writes through a hybrid of poetry, essay, personal narrative, and critical theory, attesting to the narrative complexities of writing and living as a black woman and artist. She considers black social life--from art and motherhood to trap music and love--as unspeakably troubling and reflects on the degree to which it strands and punishes black women. She also explores what constitutes sexual freedom and the rewards and dangers that come with it. White meditates on trap music and the ways artists such as Future and Meek Mill and the sonic waves of the drum machine convey desire and the black experience. Charting the pressures of ordinary black womanhood, White pushes the limits of language, showing how those limits can be the basis for new modes of expression.

À propos de l'auteur: Simone White is Stephen M. Gorn Family Assistant Professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania and author of Dear Angel of Death, Of Being Dispersed, and House Envy of All the World.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : or, on being the other woman
Éditeur : Duke University Press Books
Date d'édition : 2022
Reliure : paperback
Etat : Very Good