Title Once You Go Black : Choice, Desire, and the Black American Intellectual

Published New York : NYU Press, 2007

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Description 1 online resource (192 pages) Series Sexual Cultures Sexual cultures. Contents Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Existential Negro; Going Black; 1 The Funny Father's Luck; 2 Ralph Ellison's Blues; 3 Alas Poor Jimmy; Coming Back?; 4 Saint Huey; 5 Queer Sweetback; Conclusion: Deviant Desiring; Notes; Index; About the Author Summary 2007 Lambda Literary Award Finalist, LGBT Studies. Richard Wright. Ralph Ellison. James Baldwin. Literary and cultural critic Robert Reid-Pharr asserts that these and other post-World War II intellectuals announced the very themes of race, gender, and sexuality with which so many contemporary critics are now engaged. While at its most elemental Once You Go Black is an homage to these thinkers, it is at the same time a reconsideration of black Americans as agents, and not simply products, of history. Reid-Pharr contends that our current notions of black American identity are not inevitable, nor Analysis American Once Shuttling autobiography between black bold bring call choice close culture eloquent history impassioned intellectual into language literary literature queer readings study theory Notes Print version record Subject Sex in literature. Sex role in literature. Racism in literature. American literature -- African American authors -- History and criticism African Americans -- Sexual behavior -- History -- 20th century Racism -- United States -- History -- 20th century Masculinity -- United States -- History -- 20th century African Americans -- Race identity. African American intellectuals -- Biography African Americans -- Intellectual life -- 20th century SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies. African American intellectuals African Americans -- Intellectual life African Americans -- Race identity African Americans -- Sexual behavior American literature -- African American authors Masculinity Racism Racism in literature Sex in literature Sex role in literature United States Genre/Form Biographies Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780814777497 081477749X

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