The labors of resurrection : Black women, necromancy, and Morrisonian democracy / Shatema Threadcraft.
| Author/creator | Threadcraft, Shatema author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025] |
| Description | xiv, 282 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Abstract | "Western democracies are haunted. Michael Hanchard suggests that the specter of race is what haunts our democracies, but it may be more accurate to suggest that they are haunted by their own racialized death machines-by racialized premature death. If this haunting is not adequately attended to, democracies cannot fulfill their function. Even W.E.B. Du Bois, whose lynching-as-crucifixion stories are important among the stories of Black peoplehood and represent an important attempt to reckon with death in democracy, did not attend to the haunting. But many innovative Black female democrats did"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version http://id.loc.gov/entities/relationships/onlineversion Threadcraft, Shatema Labors of resurrection New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025] 9780197758601 |
| Issued in other form | Online version http://id.loc.gov/entities/relationships/onlineversion Threadcraft, Shatema The labors of resurrection New York, NY: Oxford University Press, [2025] 9780197758601 9780197758588 9780197758571 9780197758618 |
| LCCN | 2025020635 |
| ISBN | 9780197758588 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 0197758584 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 9780197758571 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0197758576 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | (electronic publication) |
| Standard identifier# | CIPO000285320 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | New Books | E185.86 .T4484 2025 | ✔ Available | Want This? |