Being property once myself : blackness and the end of man
American literature Anthropomorphism in literature Blacks in literature e-böcker
Harvard University Press
2020
EISBN 9780674245495
Throughout US history, black people have been configured as sociolegal nonpersons. Joshua Bennett explores the place of animality in works by Richard Wright, Toni Morrison, Jesmyn Ward, and other black writers, delving into the literary imagination and ethical concerns that emerge from being viewed as a subgenre of the human.
