The sovereignty of quiet
beyond resistance in Black culture
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Author
Publication
2012 - Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, N.J, New Jersey
Language
English
Word Count
51,000 words, Guess
Page Count
204 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-139780813553108
- ISBN-100813553091
- ISBN-139780813553092
- ISBN-139780813553115
- ISBN-100813553105
and 7 more
- ISBN-100813553113
- Library of Congress Control Number2011035602
- OCLC Control Number754105053
- Better World Books9780813553092
- Better World Books9780813553108
- Better World Books9780813553115
- Open LibraryOL25046297M
Classifications
- DDC810.9/896073
- LCCPS508.N3 Q83 2012
- LCCPS508.N3Q83 2012
Description
"African American culture is often considered expressive, dramatic, and even defiant. In The Sovereignty of Quiet, Kevin Quashie explores quiet as a different kind of expressiveness, one which characterizes a person's desires, ambitions, hungers, vulnerabilities, and fears. Quiet is a metaphor for the inner life, and as such, enables a more nuanced understanding of Black culture. The book revisits such iconic moments as Tommie Smith and John Carlos's protest at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics and Elizabeth Alexander's reading at the 2009 inauguration of Barack Obama. Quashie also examines such landmark texts as Gwendolyn Brooks's Maud Martha, James Baldwin's The Fire Next Time, and Toni Morrison's Sula to move beyond the emphasis on resistance, and to suggest that concepts like surrender, dreaming, and waiting can remind us of the wealth of Black humanity."--Back cover.
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