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Power Relations in Black Lives
2018·180 pages
Explores power dynamics in African American experiences through literature and culture.
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Explores power dynamics in African American experiences through literature and culture.
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According to relational sociology, power imbalances are at the root of human conflicts and consequently shape the physical and symbolic struggles between interdependent groups or individuals. This volume highlights the role of power relations in the African American experience by applying key concepts of Pierre Bourdieu and Norbert Elias to black literature and culture. The authors offer new readings of power asymmetries as represented in works of canonical and contemporary black writers (Richar...
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Sexual content
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Violence & gore
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Discusses physical struggles and violence in Black literature and history
Profanity
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Possible strong language in quoted rap lyrics and literary excerpts
Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Discusses gay civil rights activist Bayard Rustin
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Magic & witchcraft
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Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Central focus on racial power dynamics, civil rights, and BLM activism
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Examines systemic oppression, slavery legacies, and power-based suffering
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