Darkly
Black History and America's Gothic Soul
$46.68
- Paperback
206 pages
- Release Date
12 November 2019
Summary
Leila Taylor takes us into the dark heart of the American gothic, analysing the ways it relates to race in America in the twenty-first century.A fascinating journey into the dark heart of the American gothic that analyzes its connections to race and racism in 21st-century AmericaHaunted houses, bitter revenants and muffled heartbeats under floorboards-the American gothic is a macabre tale based on a true story.Part memoir and part cultural critique, Darkly explores American culture’s inevitable gothicity in the traces left from chattel slavery. The persistence of white supremacy and the ubiquity of Black death feeds a national culture of terror and a perpetual undercurrent of mourning.If the gothic narrative is metabolized fear, if the goth aesthetic is
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781912248544 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1912248549 |
| Author: | Leila Taylor |
| Publisher: | Watkins Media Limited |
| Imprint: | Repeater Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 206 |
| Release Date: | 12 November 2019 |
| Weight: | 208g |
| Dimensions: | 130mm x 197mm |
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Critics Review
“I am struck by the depth of Leila Taylor’s vision. The generosity shown in the way a history (and present) is illuminated. This book does so much beautiful work to widen the expectations and understandings of blackness, and I am immensely thankful for it.”
“Takes us on a path that connects the Middle Ages, Edgar Allen Poe, the Trans-Atlantic slave trade, Afropunk, Prince, Black Lives Matter, and Hot Topic. It’s an incredible journey…”
“Fascinating. A revelatory exploration of blackness, goth culture and the ramifications of inherited trauma.”
Leila Taylor
Leila Taylor is a former goth kid and current Creative Director at Brooklyn Public Library. She’s given talks at the International Gothic Association and the Morbid Anatomy Museum, has an MFA in Graphic Design from Yale University and an MA in Liberal Studies from The New School of Social Research. This is her first book.
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