{"product_id":"violent-disruptions-9781433142185","title":"Violent Disruptions","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eViolent Disruptions\u003c\/em\u003e examines two authors who have powerfully predicted the formation of racial identities and its surrounding discourse in the United States today: William Faulkner (18971962) and Richard Wright (19081960). Using the works of Faulkner and Wright, this text argues that race becomes visible only through image production and exchange. Further, it argues that following the dismantling of our legally upheld racial inequality and everyday racist language, it is precisely the visual register wherein we see most acutely the continued present-day operation of racial inequality. \u003ci\u003eViolent Disruptions\u003c\/i\u003e thus places William Faulkner and Richard Wright at the center of our current dramas in the 21st century in popular television, political theater and criminal justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This fascinating study brings Richard Wright and William Faulkner to bear on present-day questions of race and justice in the United States.  A compelling read for anyone interested in the interconnections between race and American literature.\" -- (Anders Walker, Associate Dean for Research and Engagement, Lillie Myers Professor, Center for International and Comparative Law, Saint Louis University)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrologue – The Fourteenth Truth – White Blurs and Black Sex: Fatal Imaginings in Richard Wright’s \u003cem\u003eNative Son\u003c\/em\u003e – Play and Death in Richard Wright’s \u003cem\u003eUncle Tom’s Children\u003c\/em\u003e – Violations and Disruptions in Faulkner’s \u003cem\u003eLight in August\u003c\/em\u003e – Conclusion or, “Wait!”.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Lang Publishing Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51039615615319,"sku":"9781433142185","price":68.58,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781433142185.jpg?v=1750944267","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/violent-disruptions-9781433142185","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}