• 17, or, Tough, Dark, Vulnerable, Moody: James Baldwin

    Author(s):
    Marisa Parham (see profile)
    Date:
    2016
    Group(s):
    LLC African American, TC Memory Studies
    Subject(s):
    African American literature, African American cultural studies, African American studies, Political theory, Literary criticism, Toni Morrison 
    Item Type:
    Article
    Tag(s):
    childhood, RFK, Lorraine Hansberry, Lyotard
    Permanent URL:
    https://hcommons.org/deposits/item/hc:24361/
    Abstract:
    In its encounter with James Baldwin across form— "Letter to my nephew," "Sonny's Blues," and archival footage of Baldwin being interviewed by the psychologist Kenneth Clark— this article offers an exploration of how Baldwin's figuration of children and his own acts of care illuminate the political possibilities of both filiation and affiliation. Moving so effortlessly between caring for Black children and caring about Black communities exemplifies Baldwin's investment in articulating why the liberation of Black people is important to American liberation more generally. With that in mind, this essay's explorations are set against a backdrop of historical and contemporary state violence against children, from Baldwin and Lorraine Hansberry's failed meeting with RFK, to Claudia Rankine's observations of Ferguson, MO in the aftermath of Michael Brown's murder.
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    Published as:
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    Publisher:
    Michigan State
    Pub. Date:
    Fall 2016
    Journal:
    CR: The New Centennial Review
    Volume:
    16
    Issue:
    2
    Page Range:
    65 - 80
    ISSN:
    1539-6630
    Status:
    Pending Review
    Last Updated:
    6 days ago
    License:
    All Rights Reserved

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