Against the Closet
Author | : Aliyyah I. Abdur-Rahman |
Publisher | : Duke University Press |
Total Pages | : 215 |
Release | : 2012-09-04 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780822352419 |
ISBN-13 | : 0822352419 |
Rating | : 4/5 (419 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Against the Closet by : Aliyyah I. Abdur-Rahman
Download or read book Against the Closet written by Aliyyah I. Abdur-Rahman and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2012-09-04 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aliyyah I. Abdur-Rahman argues that from the mid-nineteenth century through the twentieth, black writers used depictions of transgressive sexuality to express African Americans' longings for individual and collective freedom.