Death beyond Disavowal utilizes “difference†as theorized by women of color feminists to analyze works of cultural production by people of color as expressing a powerful antidote to the erasures of contemporary neoliberalism.According to Grace Kyungwon Hong; neoliberalism is first and foremost a structure of disavowal enacted as a reaction to the successes of the movements for decolonization; desegregation; and liberation of the post–World War II era. It emphasizes the selective and uneven affirmation and incorporation of subjects and ideas that were formerly categorically marginalized; particularly through invitation into reproductive respectability. It does so in order to suggest that racial; gendered; and sexualized violence and inequity are conditions of the past; rather than the foundations of contemporary neoliberalism’s exacerbation of premature death. Neoliberal ideologies hold out the promise of protection from premature death in exchange for complicity with this pretense.In Audre Lorde’s Sister Outsider; CherrÃe Moraga’s The Last Generation and Waiting in the Wings; Oscar Zeta Acosta’s The Revolt of the Cockroach People; Ana Castillo’s So Far from God; Gayl Jones’s Corregidora; Isaac Julien’s Looking for Langston; Inge Blackman’s B. D. Women; Rodney Evans’s Brother to Brother; and the work of the late Barbara Christian; Death beyond Disavowal finds the memories of death and precarity that neoliberal ideologies attempt to erase.Hong posits cultural production as a compelling rejoinder to neoliberalism’s violences. She situates women of color feminism; often dismissed as narrow or limited in its effect; as a potent diagnosis of and alternative to such violences. And she argues for the importance of women of color feminism to any critical engagement with contemporary neoliberalism.
#351678 in Books Frey William H 2014-11-19 2014-11-19Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.20 x 1.00 x 6.50l; .0 #File Name: 081572649X224 pagesDiversity Explosion How New Racial Demographics Are Remaking America
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Detailed analysis of demographic changes in the USABy gt surberReview – The Diversity Explosion William Frey“The Diversity Explosion: How New Racial Demographics are Remaking America†by William Frey is a detailed; thought provoking discussion of how the racial and ethnic lines of society in the USA are changing. The book is chuck full of numbers; graphs; charts; lists all comparing racial and ethnic divisions in the USA. Frey makes forecasts based on the projections of the US Census Bureau.Frey spends lots of pages discussing the movement of the various peoples to the South and the Southwest; away from the Midwest and Northeast. More pages are spent on the ethnic and racial divisions of many of the major cities and areas in the USA.The book is well written; but far too many numbers and facts to be easily read. It is better as a reference text on ethnic and racial predictions for politicians and city planners. I found it fascinating; but ended up skimming quite a few pages due to the detailed numeric descriptions.For those interested in a detailed analysis of changing demographics of the USA; this is a must read.Mostly Frey feels the growing diversity of the United States is a good thing and a certainty of our future.7 of 8 people found the following review helpful. A scientific analysis of current demographic trends sweeping AmericaBy Reviewer_in_DCAn excellent; very authoritative guide on the demographic changes sweeping America; by a top expert in demographics (William H. Frey). In particular; he explains some consequences of these trends; such as why whites tend to Republican these days; and other interesting facts.His general approach is that diversity is a good thing; and there are some politically correct (PC)/left-leaning opinions expressed here and there; but he's also very frank about the problems faced by some groups; for instance; he doesn't shy away from discussing that Hispanics are uneducated as a group. Overall; the book is very objective; don't be put off by the occasional polite PC language (Frey argues that diversity is critical for economic growth in the future). Any left-leaning conclusions like that are well-supported; but the criticism/concerns are aired as well; so he does maintain an objective stance.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Full of statistics and positive outlookBy John M. DabbarThe author presents what could be bone-dry demographic statistics in a refreshingly readable text; organize along themes which make each chapter a useful primer on a particular subject related to diversity.
