{"product_id":"james-baldwin-now-paperback","title":"James Baldwin Now - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDwight McBride\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the most prolific and influential African American writers, James Baldwin was for many a harbinger of hope, a man who traversed the genres of art-writing novels, essays, and poetry. James Baldwin Now takes advantage of the latest interdisciplinary work to understand the complexity of Baldwin's vision and contributions without needing to name him as exclusively gay, expatriate, black, or activist. It was, in fact, Baldwin who said, \"it is quite impossible to write a worthwhile novel about a Jew or a Gentile or a Homosexual, for people refuse . . . to function in so neat and one-dimensional a fashion.\" McBride has gathered a unique group of new scholars to interrogate Baldwin's life, his presence, and his political thought and work. James Baldwin Now finally addresses the man who spoke, and continues to speak, so eloquently to crucial issues of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDwight A. McBride\u003c\/b\u003e is President of The New School in New York City. Prior to his appointment at The New School, Dr. McBride was Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at Emory University, where he also held the position of Asa Griggs Candler Professor of African American Studies, Distinguished Affiliated Professor of English, and Associated Faculty in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. A leading scholar of race and literary studies, Dr. McBride's books include \u003ci\u003eJames Baldwin Now, Impossible Witnesses: Truth Abolitionism, and Slave Testimony, Black Like Us: A Century of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual African American Fiction, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eA Melvin Dixon Critical Reader\u003c\/i\u003e. His\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ebook\u003ci\u003e Why I Hate Abercrombie and Fitch: Essays on Race and Sexuality\u003c\/i\u003e won the Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ Studies and was a finalist for the Hurston-Wright Legacy Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 356\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.05 x 8.96 x 6.02 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42705600217151,"sku":"9780814756188","price":73.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/642651d9f760ee121e90db6a6faab3ee.webp?v=1765037362","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/james-baldwin-now-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}