Until we face up to America’s dark history, it will be like the corpse in Poe’s “Premature Burial,” scratching to get out.
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History That Refuses to Die
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Understanding Murikami’s 1Q84
In which I explore the theme of toxic masculinity in Murakami’s “1Q84.”
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Toni Morrison’s Black Gothic
If the Southern Gothic grows out of white denial about white terrorism, what are we to make of black gothic? Morrison’s “Beloved” offers some answers.
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How to Analyze Fantasy Projections
What fantasy means in 15 simple steps.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged fantasy, oppression, Repression, Rider Haggard, She Comments closed
