{"product_id":"the-paradox-of-blackness-in-african-american-vampire-fiction-paperback","title":"The Paradox of Blackness in African American Vampire Fiction - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJerry Rafiki Jenkins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the first books to examine representations of black vampires exclusively, \u003ci\u003eThe Paradox of Blackness in African American Vampire Fiction \u003c\/i\u003enot only refutes the tacit assumption that there is a lack of quality African American vampire fiction worthy of study or reading but also proposes that the black vampires help to answer an important question: Is there more to being \u003ci\u003eblack\u003c\/i\u003e than having a \u003ci\u003eblack\u003c\/i\u003e body? As symbols of immortality, the black vampires in Jewelle Gomez's \u003ci\u003eThe Gilda Stories, \u003c\/i\u003e Tananarive Due's \u003ci\u003eMy Soul to Keep, \u003c\/i\u003e Brandon Massey's \u003ci\u003eDark Corner, \u003c\/i\u003e Octavia Butler's \u003ci\u003eFledgling\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eand K. Murry Johnson's \u003ci\u003eImage of Emeralds and Chocolate\u003c\/i\u003e help to identify not only the notions of blackness that should be kept alive or resurrected in the African American community for the twenty-first century but also the notions of blackness that should die or remain dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJerry Rafiki Jenkins is Professor of English and Multicultural Studies at Palomar College.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 212\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 18, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52702614356275,"sku":"9780814255346","price":66.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Tm5DeDljcTNJcEUzbHpQVlR3bC9Zdz09.webp?v=1763312465","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-paradox-of-blackness-in-african-american-vampire-fiction-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}