Black Studies as Human Studies: Critical Essays and Interviews (SUNY series, INTERRUPTIONS: Border Testimony(ies) and Critical Discourse/s)
By Joyce A. Joyce.
Description
Explores the interdisciplinary dimensions of black studies.In Black Studies as Human Studies, Joyce A. Joyce brings black studies back to its beginning, demonstrating that the humanities lie at the intellectual and pedagogical center of black studies. She proposes that by agreeing on a core set of values and looking at the works of black writers from historical and contemporary periods, these values are manifested in a history of protest, the hegemony of racism, and the issues of gender discrimination and homophobia. Interviews with Sonia Sanchez, Askia ToureŒ, and Amiri Baraka, who f...
ISBN(s)
0791461629, 9780791461624
