{"product_id":"an-analysis-of-toni-morrisons-playing-in-the-dark-whiteness-and-the-literary-imagination-paperback","title":"An Analysis of Toni Morrison's Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKarina Jakubowicz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAdam Perchard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToni Morrison's \u003cem\u003ePlaying in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination\u003c\/em\u003e is a seminal piece of literary criticism, and a masterclass in the critical thinking skill of interpretation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInterpretation plays a vital role in critical thinking: it focuses on interrogating accepted meanings and laying down clear definitions on which a strong argument can be built. Both history and literary history in the US have frequently revolved around understanding how Americans define themselves and each other, and Morrison's work seeks to investigate, question, and redefine one of the central concepts in American history and American literary history: color.. Morrison turned to the classics of American literature to ask how authors had chosen to define the terms 'black' and 'white.' Instead of accepting traditional interpretations of these works, Morrison examined the way in which 'whiteness' defines itself through 'blackness, ' and vice versa. Black bondage and the myths of black inferiority and savagery, she showed, allowed white America to indulge its own defining myths - viewing itself as free, civilized, and innocent. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA classic of subtle and incisive interpretation, Playing in the Dark shows just how crucial and how complex simple-looking definitions can be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKarina Jakubowicz\u003c\/strong\u003e is a doctoral student in English literature at University College, London. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdam Perchard\u003c\/strong\u003e took his PhD in post-colonial literature at the University of York. He has been awarded research fellowships by Emory University, Atlanta, the Indian National Trust for Arts and Cultural Heritage, and the University of York, and currently teaches at Queen Mary, University of London. His current research focuses on disputing the discourses of cultural incommensurability emblematised and catalysed by the Rushdie Affair.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.21 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 15, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42712633245759,"sku":"9781912128914","price":14.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/63fdc454005aeb6cd3d58408a1b6ea7b.webp?v=1765062170","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/an-analysis-of-toni-morrisons-playing-in-the-dark-whiteness-and-the-literary-imagination-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}