{"title":"Series: Elements in Race in American Literature and Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eElements in Race in American Literature and Culture\u003c\/em\u003e series offers a nuanced exploration of race as it intersects with American society, art, and thought. Readers can expect insightful analyses that bridge literature, history, and cultural studies, providing fresh perspectives on identity and power within the American experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEngaging with themes across philosophy, history, and cultural discourse, this collection illuminates critical conversations about race and representation. It is ideal for those seeking to deepen their understanding of the complex narratives shaping American literature and cultural identity.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"race-class-by-jose-antonio-arellano-9781009429542","title":"Race Class","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRace Class\u003c\/em\u003e identifies two competing aesthetics, the 'recognitional' and the 'redistributive,' that developed in Mexican American literature during the 1980s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRecognitional literature seeks to express an ethnic identity via a circular narratological discourse of self-creation. This expressive view of literature fosters readerly sympathy via testimony and textual personification, the author argues, but ultimately forecloses interpretive judgement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRedistributive literature instead averts the readers' sympathy to produce the evaluative distance through which interpretative judgement and structural critique are enabled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBy tracking these competing aesthetics, \u003cem\u003eRace Class\u003c\/em\u003e shows why the Chicano Movement should not be understood as a working-class enterprise, why higher education cannot be a mechanism of social justice, and why the left continues to misunderstand the nature of economic inequality today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47397980504300,"sku":"9781009429542","price":75.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/908e23ba0ee045835f74cb18223b85d3.jpg?v=1773777097"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/series-elements-in-race-in-american-literature-and-culture.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}