King, Tiffany Lethabo

The Black Shoals: Offshore Formations of Black and Native Studies

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ISBN 13:: 9781478006367
author:: King, Tiffany Lethabo
format:: Paperback / softback
publisher:: Duke University Press
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2019
Pages:: 304
Dimensions:: 22.9 x 15.2 centimetres
Genre:: Nonfiction, Social Sciences, African-American Studies,
Condition:: New
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The Black Shoals brings together two fields of study in innovative and thought-provoking ways. Tiffany Lethabo King uses the concept of the shoal, an offshore geological formation that is neither land nor sea, as a metaphor to explore the intersection of Black studies and Native studies. This unique approach reveals new insights into how slavery, anti-Blackness, and Indigenous genocide shape white supremacy. King examines various texts and topics, including eighteenth-century British mappings of humanness, Black feminist depictions of Black and Native erotics, and Black art that rewrites conceptions of the human. By outlining the convergences and disjunctions between Black and Native thought and aesthetics, King identifies potential for new epistemologies, lines of critical inquiry, and creative practices. This book offers a fresh perspective on two important fields of study, inviting readers to consider alternative ways of understanding and addressing these complex issues.

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