{"product_id":"black-subjects-arlene-keizer-9780801440953","title":"Black Subjects: Identity Formation in the Contemporary Narrative of Slavery","description":"\u003cp\u003eWriters as diverse as Carolivia Herron, Charles Johnson, Paule Marshall, Toni Morrison, and Derek Walcott have addressed the history of slavery in their literary works. In this groundbreaking new book, Arlene R. Keizer contends that these writers theorize the nature and formation of the black subject and engage established theories of subjectivity in their fiction and drama by using slave characters and the condition of slavery as focal points.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book, Keizer examines theories derived from fictional works in light of more established theories of subject formation, such as psychoanalysis, Althusserian interpellation, performance theory, and theories about the formation of postmodern subjects under late capitalism.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack Subjects\u003c\/i\u003e shows how African American and Caribbean writers' theories of identity formation, which arise from the varieties of black experience re-imagined in fiction, force a reconsideration of the conceptual bases of established theories of subjectivity. The striking connections Keizer draws between these two bodies of theory contribute significantly to African American and Caribbean Studies, literary theory, and critical race and ethnic studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Arlene Keizer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0801440955\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801440953\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cornell University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.98lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.34w x 0.77d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2003 pg. 739","brand":"Arlene Keizer","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48136164081919,"sku":"9780801440953","price":145.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b7c2be76-4d5a-4516-afa6-70d1daee249d.jpg?v=1770160938","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/black-subjects-arlene-keizer-9780801440953","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}