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Abani, Chris African American cartoonists United States Biography Comic books, strips, etc Black people Race identity Comic books, strips, etc Face Gender identity Comic books, strips, etc Identité de genre Bandes dessinées Mance, Ajuan Maria Comic books, strips, etc Personnes noires Identité ethnique Bandes dessinées Prejudices Race discriminationAbani, Chris
Summary: "In The Face: Cartography of the Void, acclaimed Nigerian-born author and poet Chris Abani has given us a profound and gorgeously wrought short memoir that navigates the stories written upon his own face. Beginning with his early childhood immersed in the lgbo culture of West Africa, Abani unfurls a lushly poetic, insightful, and funny narrative that investigates the roles that race, culture,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: Word Essay AbaniMance, Ajuan Maria
Summary: "When you're the only Black kid in the honors program or (any program) at your mostly white high school, or one of a handful of Black graduate students in your PhD program, or one of two African American women on the faculty at your Pac-10 employer, it's not your gender non-conformity that sets you apart from your peers. In those environments, your Blackness is the first thing people notice...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rosarium Publishing 2024