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In Search of a Beautiful Freedom
New and Selected Essays
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Essential reading for those interested in Black feminism, cultural theory, and American arts and history, as well as readers seeking insightful essays on music, literature, and social justice.
Lively, insightful writings on Black music, feminism, literature and events from a “masterful critic and master teacher” (Walton Myumba, Boston Globe)
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In Search of a Beautiful Freedom brings together the best work from Farah Jasmine Griffin's rich explorations into music, Black feminism, literature, the crises of Hurricane Katrina and COVID-19, and the Black artists she esteems. She moves from evoking the haunting strength of Odetta and the rise of soprano popular singers in the 1970s to the forging of a Black women's literary renaissance and the politics of Malcolm X through the lens of Black feminism.
She reflects on pivotal moments in recent American history—including the banning of Toni Morrison's Beloved—and celebrates the intellectuals, artists, and personal relationships that have shaped her identity and her work.
Featuring new and unpublished essays along with ones first appearing in outlets such as the New York Times and NPR, In Search of a Beautiful Freedom is a captivating collection that celebrates the work of "one of the few great intellectuals in our time" (Cornel West).
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Praised by Daphne Brooks as a "stirring and lyrical pedagogy in motion," this collection showcases Griffin's dazzling prose and ethical wisdom. The essays weave a powerful symphony of Black cultural expression and political thought, making the book an instant classic and a testament to Griffin's stature as one of our greatest Black feminist thinkers.
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ISBN: 9780393355772
Publisher: WW Norton & Co
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 28 March 2023
Country: United States
Imprint: WW Norton & Co
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 25.0mm
Width: 140.0mm
Height: 211.0mm
Weight: 373g
Pages: 384
About the Author
Farah Jasmine Griffin (Ph.D. Yale), is the William B. Ransford Professor of English and Comparative Literature and African American Studies at Columbia University. She is the author of Who Set You Flowin’?: The African American Migration Narrative; If You Can’t Be Free, Be a Mystery: In Search of Billie Holiday; Harlem Nocturne: Women Artists and Progressive Politics During World War II; and Read Until You Understand: New and Selected Essays, among other works.
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