Black Hunger: Food and the Politics of U.S. Identity (Race and American Culture) (Hardcover)

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"An intriguing, provocative work of psychoanalytic theory and literary criticism that seeks to reach beyond a specialized audience."--Choice
"Black Hunger shows the strengths of a cultural studies approach in analyzing critically taken for granted assumptions propagated in culturally dominant texts.... The originality of [Witt's] approach and the richness of her material will reward readers."--The Women's Review of Books
"Doris Witt's study breaks important ground in highlighting food as a site through which to explore the interplay of race, gender, class, and sexuality.... The critical and theoretical perspectives on which Witt primarily draws...prove to be highly effective and relevant.... Scholars who are interested in critical work on masculinities should definitely place this book on their readings list. In addition, Witt has made a most significant contribution to the critical discussions of food and gender advanced in recent times.... Black Hunger is compellingly argued, beautifully written, and fully engaging from beginning to end. Witt has given us nothing less than an intellectual feast."--American Literature
"A fascinating look at food's role in African-American culture."--Chicago Sun-Times

Product Description

Black Hunger looks at how the association of African American women with food has helped structure twentieth-century U.S. psychic, cultural, sociopolitical, and economic life. Taking as her main focus the debates over the authenticity of soul food during the tumultuous era of the late 1960's and early 1970's, Doris Witt locates complex practices of black intraracial othering in relation to an ongoing narrative of white fascination with black culture.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 304 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 1 edition (March 4, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0195110625
• ISBN-13: 978-0195110623
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,041,991 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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