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THE PARADOX OF BLACKNESS IN AFRICAN AMERICAN VAMPIRE FICTION IBD

THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY PRES
07 / 2019
9780814255346
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Sinopsis

One of the first booksáto examine representations of black vampires exclusively,áThe Paradox of Blackness in African American Vampire Fictionánot only refutesáthe tacit assumption that there is a lack of quality African American vampire fiction worthy of study or reading but also proposes that the black vampires help to answer an important question: Is there more to beingáblackáthan having aáblackábody? As symbols of immortality, the black vampires in Jewelle GomezâÇÖsáThe Gilda Stories,áTananarive DueâÇÖsáMy Soul to Keep,áBrandon MasseyâÇÖsáDark Corner,áOctaviaáButlerâÇÖsáFledgling,and K. Murry JohnsonâÇÖsáImage of Emeralds and Chocolateáhelp to identify not only the notions of blackness that should be kept alive or resurrected in the African American community for the twenty-first century but also the notions of blackness that should die or remain dead.á