The Sovereignty of Quiet: Beyond Resistance in Black Culture

by Kevin Everod Quashie and Kevin Quashie

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African American culture is often considered expressive, dramatic, and even defiant. In The Sovereignty of Quiet, Kevin Quashie explores quiet as a different kind of expressiveness, one which characterizes a person's desires, ambitions, hungers, vulnerabilities, and fears. Quiet is a metaphor for the inner life, and as such, enables a more nuanced understanding of black culture.

The book revisits such iconic moments as Tommie Smith and...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0813553105

ISBN13:9780813553108

Release Date:July 2012

Publisher:Rutgers University Press

Length:204 Pages

Weight:0.66 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"

Grade Range:Postsecondary

Related Subjects

African-American Studies Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Social Science Social Sciences Specific Demographics

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