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Being Property Once Myself

Blackness and the End of Man

Joshua Bennett

Explore the literary imagination and ethical concerns surrounding the concept of blackness as the division between human and nonhuman. Being Property Once Myself dives into the works of black authors who use animal figures, such as the rat or the dog, to challenge the limits of personhood and assert a theory of black sociality. With incisive literary criticism and a focus on undertheorized notions such as dehumanization and the Anthropocene, this book is a must-read for those seeking a deeper understanding of the intersection between race and the treatment of animals.
Publish Date
2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
2020-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
4.06
ISBN
9780674980303
Recommendations
1
Recommendations
2020-06-11T14:20:31.000Z
This book is extraordinary.      source