Category: interracial intimacy

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+ Charlot Kristensen, graphic novels, interracial intimacy, interracial marriage, race, what we don't talk about

Beauty and Love in Charlot Kristensen’s “What We Don’t Talk About”

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During my recent trip to Philadelphia, I had to stop by Amalgam Comics & Coffeehouse before they closed on October 15. Thankfully, I had some time to go to Almagam, look around, and pick up a few books. On the recommendation of someone at Almagam, I got Peter Calloway and George Jeanty’s Shadow Doctor. As well, I purchased Canizales Amazona and Charlot Kristensen’s What We Don’t Talk About. I chose these books because … Read More Beauty and Love in Charlot Kristensen’s “What We Don’t Talk About”

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+ american literature, Genarao Kỳ Lý Smith, identity, interracial intimacy, the land south of the clouds, Vietnam

Identity in Genaro Kỳ Lý Smith’s “The Land South of the Clouds”: Part III

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Over the last couple of posts, I have written about issues of identity in Genaro Kỳ Lý Smith’s The Land South of the Clouds. Today, I want to conclude the discussion that I started last post and look at the rest of “Beautiful,” the chapter where Long Vanh details his relationships with women, focusing on the white woman Melanie first then his relationship with his … Read More Identity in Genaro Kỳ Lý Smith’s “The Land South of the Clouds”: Part III

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+ Genaro Kỳ Lý Smith, identity, interracial intimacy, the land south of the clouds, Vietnam

Identity in Genaro Kỳ Lý Smith’s “The Land South of the Clouds”: Part II

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In the last post, I started writing about the ways that Long Vanh navigates the perceptions that others place upon him as he searches for his own identity in Genaro Kỳ Lý Smith’s The Land South of the Clouds. Today, I want to continue that discussion by looking at “Beautiful,” a chapter in the novel where Long Vanh talks about his relationships with white women, … Read More Identity in Genaro Kỳ Lý Smith’s “The Land South of the Clouds”: Part II

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+ american literature, blues for mister charlie, huck finn, interracial intimacy, interracial marriage, lillian e smith, Literature, of love and dust

Dirt in Lillian E. Smith’s “Strange Fruit”

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Lillian E. Smith’s Strange Fruit (1944) has been on my shelf for a few years now. Right now, it sits back in the United States, untouched and locked away in a box in a storage room. When I purchased it, at a book sale, it was one of those books that I had heard about and that looked relevant to my research. I bought … Read More Dirt in Lillian E. Smith’s “Strange Fruit”

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+ a gathering of old men, african american literature, american literature, bloodline, copper laurent, ernest j gaines, frank laurent, interracial intimacy, interracial marriage, louisiana literature, of love and dust, southern literature, Uncategorized

Interracial Intimacy in Ernest Gaines’ “Bloodline”

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As I read Ernest Gaines’ “Bloodline” recently, the interactions between ‘Malia and Frank Laurent stood out. The story, essentially, centers around Copper, the son of Frank’s brother Walter who raped Copper’s mother. Copper has returned to the Laurent plantation to claim what is his, by birth. Essentially, he arrives to overthrow the system that denies him an existence due to the fact that his … Read More Interracial Intimacy in Ernest Gaines’ “Bloodline”

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