Mixed Race Studies
Scholarly perspectives on the mixed race experience.
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Tag: Brit Bennett
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“The Vanishing Half” deals with the theme of racial “passing” in the 1950s. Passing is different today, but still presents a choice between safety and authenticity.
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These days, Bennett is working on her third novel and occasionally appears in public events, mostly virtual, such as her event Sunday presented by the Columbus Metropolitan Library. She spoke recently by telephone with The Dispatch…
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Getting into Character: Racial Passing and the Limitations of Performativity and Performance in Britt Bennett’s The Vanishing Half Critique: Studies in Contemporary Fiction Published online 2021-11-22 DOI: 10.1080/00111619.2021.2007838 Ohad Reznick, Ph.D. Candidate Department of Foreign Literatures and Linguistics Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheba, Israel Judith Butler’s notion of performativity has been criticized because of…
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Passing Signet Classics (an imprint of Penguin Random House) 2021-07-06 (Originally published in 1929) 176 Pages 4-3/16 x 6-3/4 Paperback ISBN: 9780593437841 Ebook ISBN: 9780593439074 Nella Larsen (1891–1964) Introduction by Brit Bennett Nella Larsen’s fascinating exploration of race and identity—the inspiration for the Netflix film directed by Rebecca Hall, starring Tessa Thompson and Ruth Negga.…
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Deep Dive with Dorian Warren: Passing The Takeaway WNYC Studios 2021-11-04 Melissa Harris-Perry, Host and Managing Editor Dorian Warren, Co-host This month, “Passing,” a new film by writer and director Rebecca Hall premieres on Netflix. Adapted from Nella Larsen’s 1929 Harlem Renaissance novel of the same name, “Passing” is shot in black and white. It’s…
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Black women writers have long used passing stories to crack our façades of race, class, and gender.
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HBO plans to produce a limited series adaptation of the novel for the screen.
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Join T’s book club, which focuses on classic works of American literature, for a conversation on Nella Larsen’s “Passing” led by the novelist Brit Bennett.
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Though Nella Larsen’s classic 1929 novel is understood to be a tragedy, it also exposes race to be something of a farce.