Stay black and die : on melancholy and genius / I. Augustus Durham.

"In Stay Black and Die, I. Augustus Durham examines melancholy and genius in black culture, letters, and media from the nineteenth century to the contemporary moment. Drawing on psychoanalysis, affect theory, and black studies, Durham explores the black mother as both a lost object and a found subje...

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Main Author:	Durham, I. Augustus, 1985- (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	Durham : Duke University Press, 2023.
Subjects:	American literature > African American authors > History and criticism. Melancholy in literature. Melancholy in music. African American authors > Aesthetics. African Americans in literature. African Americans > Race identity. Mélancolie dans la littérature. Mélancolie dans la musique. Écrivains noirs américains > Esthétique. Noirs américains dans la littérature. Noirs américains > Identité ethnique. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / American / African American & Black Studies. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies.
Physical Description:	xxiv, 318 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format:	Book