Signifying without specifying : racial discourse in the age of Obama
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Li, Stephanie, 1977-
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LC Subjects
American literature -- 21st century -- History and criticism.
Politics and literature -- United States -- History -- 21st century.
Post-racialism -- United States.
Race in literature.
United States -- Race relations.
OCLC Fast Subjects
American literature.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Politics and literature.
Post-racialism.
Race in literature.
Race relations.
United States.
Other Subjects
Amerikanisches Englisch.
Ethnizität -- Motiv
Ethnizität.
Literatur
Literatur.
Littérature américaine -- 21e siècle -- Histoire et critique.
Obama, Barack -- 1961-
Politique et littérature -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 21e siècle.
Politische Rede
Politische Rede.
Race dans la littérature.
Rhetorik
Rhetorik.
Société postraciale -- États-Unis.
USA
États-Unis -- Relations raciales.

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Book
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xi, 202 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-198) and index.
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On the campaign trail, Barack Obama faced a difficult task - rallying African American voters while resisting his opponents' attempts to frame him as "too black" to govern the nation as a whole. Obama's solution was to employ what Toni Morrison calls "race-specific, race-free language," avoiding open discussions of racial issues while using terms and references that carried a specific cultural resonance for African American voters.
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Stephanie Li argues that American politicians and writers are using a new kind of language to speak about race. Challenging the notion that we have moved into a "post-racial" era, she suggests that we are in an uneasy moment where American public discourse demands that race be seen, but not heard. Analyzing contemporary political speech with nuanced readings of works by such authors as Toni Morrison, Jhumpa Lahiri, and Colson Whitehead, Li investigates how Americans of color have negotiated these tensions, inventing new ways to signal racial affiliations without violating taboos against open discussions of race. (Publisher).
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Li, S. (2012). Signifying without specifying: racial discourse in the age of Obama . Rutgers University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Li, Stephanie, 1977-. 2012. Signifying Without Specifying: Racial Discourse in the Age of Obama. New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Li, Stephanie, 1977-. Signifying Without Specifying: Racial Discourse in the Age of Obama New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press, 2012.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Li, S. (2012). Signifying without specifying: racial discourse in the age of obama. New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Li, Stephanie. Signifying Without Specifying: Racial Discourse in the Age of Obama Rutgers University Press, 2012.

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