{"title":"Rafael Bernabe","description":"\u003cp\u003eRafael Bernabe’s works delve into the rich intersections of \u003cstrong\u003earts and culture\u003c\/strong\u003e, offering insightful explorations of literary and historical figures within Caribbean and broader contexts. Readers will find a thoughtful examination of cultural dialogues, exemplified by his focus on figures like Walt Whitman and key Caribbean interlocutors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a nuanced approach to literature and cultural history, Bernabe’s writing invites reflection on identity, diaspora, and the complexities of cultural exchange. His books are ideal for those interested in critical studies that bridge poetry, politics, and cultural discourse.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"walt-whitman-and-his-caribbean-interlocutors-jose-mart-clr-james-and-pedro-mir-by-rafael-bernabe-9781642597660","title":"Walt Whitman and His Caribbean Interlocutors: Jose Mart, C.L.R. James, and Pedro Mir","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWalt Whitman and His Caribbean Interlocutors: Jose Mart, C.L.R. James, and Pedro Mir\u003c\/em\u003e explores the writings of Whitman (1819-1892) and three Caribbean authors who engaged with them. These three interlocutors—the Cuban poet, essayist, and revolutionary Jose Mart (1853-1895); the Trinidadian activist, historian, and cultural critic C.L.R. James (1901-1989); and the Dominican poet Pedro Mir (1913-2000)—all saw in the famous American poet and pacifist a key lens through which to understand North American capitalism and its imperial projections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhitman and his Caribbean interlocutors are discussed against the backdrop of capitalist modernity's contradictions, as exemplified by the United States between the 1840s and the 1940s. Bernabe deftly uses Marx's exploration of the liberating and oppressive dimensions of capitalist expansion to frame his discussion of each individual author, and of Mart's, James's, and Mir's responses to Whitman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47455874547948,"sku":"9781642597660","price":57.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781642597660.jpg?v=1774863134"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/rafael-bernabe.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}