{"product_id":"the-souls-of-mixed-folk-9780804756303","title":"The Souls of Mixed Folk","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Souls of Mixed Folk\u003c\/i\u003e examines representations of mixed race in literature and the arts that redefine post-race aesthetics and politics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Souls of Mixed Folks\u003c\/i\u003e brings into sharp and dynamic focus the crucial and complex reworkings of racial identity in the post civil rights era. Elam's deep historical insight coupled with her spot-on analysis of the conversation on mixed race in contemporary culture and politics will have a powerful impact on how we remember this pivotal moment. This book is a must have.\" -- Tricia Rose * Brown University *\u003cbr\u003e\"Michele Elam presents a richly interwoven study of works of performance art, graphic narrative and English literature key to an American 'evolving coalition of interracial couples, families with transracial adoptees, and young people self-identifying as mixed race'.\" -- Ruth Tait * \u003ci\u003eEthinicity and Race in a Changing World: A Review Journal\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a brilliant, timely and thorough study of a major topic in American culture. Elam elegantly maneuvers through the thickets of representation. Her scholarship is impeccable and her insights profound. \u003ci\u003eThe Souls of Mixed Folk\u003c\/i\u003e will be read widely and cited as a definitive study of this complicated issue.\" -- Jennifer D. Brody * Duke University *\u003cbr\u003e\"Re-imagining the truths we hold to be self evident and writing with with discernment, cogency, and wit, Michele Elam poses the question of the color line for the twenty-first century—'What line?'—across a dazzling array of media and genres.\" -- Joseph Roach * Yale University *","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405569433943,"sku":"9780804756303","price":22.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780804756303.jpg?v=1730492868","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-souls-of-mixed-folk-9780804756303","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}