These autobiographies, according to Garcia, exemplify the tensions and contradictions inherent in identity. In their presentation of the self we see the rejection not only of essentialized notions of ethnic authenticity but also of any conception of an ethnic self that is not also communally derived. The image reflected in the mirror of autobiography also reminds us that consciousness itself is altered by our reading, and that the construction of modern ethnicity is shaped to a considerable extent by print culture.
These autobiographies, according to Garcia, exemplify the tensions and contradictions inherent in identity. In their presentation of the self we see the rejection not only of essentialized notions of ethnic authenticity but also of any conception of an ethnic self that is not also communally derived. The image reflected in the mirror of autobiography also reminds us that consciousness itself is altered by our reading, and that the construction of modern ethnicity is shaped to a considerable extent by print culture.
Autobiography in Black and Brown: Ethnic Identity in Richard Wright and Richard Rodriguez
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780826352323 |
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Publisher: | University of New Mexico Press |
Publication date: | 01/15/2016 |
Edition description: | Reprint |
Pages: | 240 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.90(d) |