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Signifying without specifying : racial discourse in the age of Obama /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Li, Stephanie, 1977-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, [2012]
Subjects:
American literature > 21st century > History and criticism.
Race in literature.
Post-racialism > United States.
Politics and literature > United States > History > 21st century.
United States > Race relations.
Table of Contents:
  • Violence in Toni Morrison's Racist house
  • Hiding the invisible hurt of race
  • The unspeakable language of race and fantasy in the stories of Jhumpa Lahiri
  • Performing intimacy: "Race-specific, race-free language" in political discourse
  • Conclusion: demands of Precious.