Autobiography In Black And Brown: Ethnic Identity In Richard Wright And Richard [Paperback]

An important contribution to the study of American life writing and an invaluable reassessment of the work of Richard Wright and Richard Rodriguez.--Robert J. Butler, coeditor ofTheRichardWrightEncyclopediaMichael Nieto Garciais an associate professor of literature at Clarkson University. His essays have appeared in various academic journals, as well as in the critical collectionsIdentifyingwithFreedom:IndonesiaafterSuhartoandTheCultureandPhilosophyofRidleyScott. He is currently at work onRichardRodriguezfor the Contemporary Latino Writers and Directors series.In his insightful book, Garcia . . . demonstrates how Wright and Rodriguez use and yet go beyond racialized notions of consciousness--namely, W. E. B. Du Bois's theorizations of 'double consciousness' and Gloria Anzuldúa's of multiple consciousness and mestizaje--to illuminate the complexities of ethnic identities, (masculine) embodiment, and (racialized) subjectivity and personhood that speak to and about communities of color and society at large. . . . Highly recommended.
--ChoiceAt once synthetic and dialectical, Garcia's analyses lead an incisive comparative study of two of the twentieth century's great autobiographers, Richard Wright and Richard Rodriguez. It adds to and enlarges the frame of autobiographical studies. It radically reframes how we think of the ethnic subject authoring autobiographies.--BiographyAt once synthetic and dialectical, Garcia's analyses lead an incisive comparative study of two of the twentieth century's great autobiographers, Richard Wright and Richard Rodriguez. It adds to and enlarges the frame of autobiographical studies. It radically reframes how we think of the ethnic subject authoring autobiographies.--BiographyGarcia's book sweeps us off our feet. With great acuity he offers a remarkable and total vision l“$