![]() ![]() ” -Bénédicte Boisseron, American Literary History “Bennett makes an important contribution to the fields of Black studies and critical animal studies while offering a uniquely lyrical voice of literary criticism. ” -Lydia Ayame Hiraide, LSE Review of Books “A gripping work… Bennett’s lyrical lilt in his sharp analyses makes for a thorough yet accessible read… Adds to a growing body of critical work that tackles social issues in relation to the realm of ‘nature,’ pushing back simultaneously against the whiteness of both literary studies and ecocriticism. In Bennett’s analysis, Richard Wright, Toni Morrison, Jesmyn Ward, and others subvert the racist comparisons that have ‘been used against them as a tool of derision and denigration.’… An intense and illuminating reevaluation of black literature and Western thought. “This trenchant work of literary criticism examines the complex ways 20th- and 21st-century African American authors have written about animals. ![]()
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