1st Edition

Representing Black Men

Edited By Marcellus Blount, George Cunningham Copyright 1996

    Representing Black Men focuses on gender, race and representation in the literary and cultural work of black men.

    Introduction, Marcellus Blount, George P. Cunningham; Part 1 Against Patriarchy; Chapter 1 A Black Man’s Place(s) in Black Feminist Criticism, Michael Awkward; Chapter 2 “A Cavern Opened in My Mind”, Cora Kaplan; Chapter 3 “Ain’t Nothin’ Like the Real Thing, Kendall Thomas; Part 2 Negotiating “Masculinity”; Chapter 4 Violent Ambiguity, Robert Reid-Pharr; Chapter 5 Chapter One of Booker T. Washington’s Up from Slavery, Donald Gibson; Chapter 6 “Stand by Your Man”, Stephen Michael Best; Chapter 7 Body Politics, George P. Cunningham; Part 3 Screening Men; Chapter 8 “We’re Gonna Deconstruct Your Life!”, Elizabeth Alexander; Chapter 9 “But Compared to What?”, Wahneema Lubiano; Chapter 10 The Absent One, Manthia Diawara;

    Biography

    Marcellus Blount, George P. Cunningham