TY - BOOK ID - 78647430 TI - The politics of Richard Wright : perspectives on resistance AU - Gordon, Jane Anna AU - Zirakzadeh, Cyrus Ernesto PY - 2019 SN - 0813175194 0813175178 9780813175171 9780813175195 9780813175164 081317516X 0813175186 9780813175188 PB - Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, DB - UniCat KW - Race in literature. KW - Politics in literature. KW - African Americans in literature. KW - Blacks in literature. KW - Politics and literature KW - Negroes in literature KW - Afro-Americans in literature KW - Political science in literature KW - History KW - Wright, Richard, KW - Raĭt, Richard, KW - Raiṭ, Rits'ard, KW - רייט, ריצ׳רד KW - רייט, ריצ׳רד, KW - رتشارد رايت KW - رايت، رتشارد KW - Rāyt, Rīchārd, KW - راىت، رىچارد KW - Criticism and interpretation. KW - Political and social views. KW - Blacks in literature KW - Black people in literature. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78647430 AB - A pillar of African American literature, Richard Wright is one of the most celebrated and controversial authors in American history. His work championed intellectual freedom amid social and political chaos. Despite the popular and critical success of books such asUncle Tom's Children(1938),Black Boy(1945), andNative Son(1941), Wright faced staunch criticism and even censorship throughout his career for the graphic sexuality, intense violence, and communist themes in his work. Yet, many political theorists have ignored his radical ideas.InThe Politics of Richard Wright, an interdisciplinary group of scholars embraces the controversies surrounding Wright as a public intellectual and author. Several contributors explore how the writer mixed fact and fiction to capture the empirical and emotional reality of living as a black person in a racist world. Others examine the role of gender in Wright's canonical and lesser-known writing and the implications of black male vulnerability. They also discuss the topics of black subjectivity, internationalism and diaspora, and the legacy of and responses to slavery in America.Wright's contributions to American political thought remain vital and relevant today.The Politics of Richard Wrightis an indispensable resource for students of American literature, culture, and politics who strive to interpret this influential writer's life and legacy. ER -