Power Relations in Black Lives

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Power Relations in Black Lives
Power Relations in Black Lives
Author : Christa Buschendorf
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Publisher : transcript Verlag
Language : English
Release Date : 30 November 2017
ISBN : 9783839436608
Pages : 285 pages
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According to relational sociology, power imbalances are at the root of human conflicts and consequently shape the physical and symbolic struggles between interdependent groups or individuals. This volume highlights the role of power relations in the African American experience by applying key concepts of Pierre Bourdieu and Norbert Elias to black literature and culture. The authors offer new readings of power asymmetries as represented in works of canonical and contemporary black writers (Richard Wright, Ralph Ellison, Gwendolyn Brooks, Toni Morrison, Percival Everett, Colson Whitehead), rap music (e.g., Jay Z), images of black homelessness, and figurations of political activism (civil rights activist Bayard Rustin,

Power Relations in Black Lives

Power Relations in Black Lives by Christa Buschendorf

According to relational sociology, power imbalances are at the root of human conflicts and consequently shape the physical and symbolic struggles between interdependent groups or individuals. This volume highlights the role of power relations in the African American experience by applying key concepts of Pierre Bourdieu and Norbert Elias to

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