They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us
$35.19
- Paperback
236 pages
- Release Date
3 October 2018
Summary
In a collection of essays published by The New York Times, MTV, and Pitchfork, among others—along with original, previously unreleased essays—Hanif Abdurraqib explores the political, social, and racial condition of our world today through the language of music and culture. From discussions over public displays of affection at a Carly Rae Jepsen show to the everyday threats to the lives of Black Americans, including his own, Abdurraqib provides a lens through which to view our world, …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781911545224 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1911545221 |
| Author: | Hanif Abdurraqib |
| Publisher: | Melville House UK |
| Imprint: | Melville House UK |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 236 |
| Release Date: | 3 October 2018 |
| Weight: | 308g |
| Dimensions: | 49mm x 200mm x 133mm |
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Critics Review
‘Abdurraqib’s writing is an antidote to the arched eyebrow of most music journalism. He writes with a sincerity that makes his subjects fallible. He writes as if music matters.’ Nikesh Shukla, Observer
About The Author
Hanif Abdurraqib
Hanif Abdurraqib is a poet, essayist, and cultural critic from Columbus, Ohio. His essays and music criticism have been published in The FADER, Pitchfork, The New Yorker, and The New York Times, amongst others. He is the author of Go Ahead In The Rain: Notes To A Tribe Called Quest and A Little Devil In America: In Praise of Black Performance.
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