作品情報

黒人コミュニティの宗教的・文化的実践を考察する著作。音楽と宗教の交差が生存戦略として論じられる。

書籍情報

出版社

Basic Books

発売日

1997-05-30

ページ数

240ページ

言語

英語

サイズ

12.7 x 1.4 x 20.32 cm

ISBN-13

9780465024131

ISBN-10

0465024130

価格

3519 JPY

カテゴリ

洋書/Politics & Social Sciences/Social Sciences/Specific Demographics/African American Studies

Through parables and essays, Derrick Bell offers an eloquent work of social commentary on the permanence of racism.“Gospel,” says Derrick Bell, “and particularly the gospel choir at its best, echoes the tempos of the soul searching for God's peace in the midst of a hostile world.”Just like the songs of a gospel choir, the pieces in this book give voice to the hardships faced by African Americans. Through allegorical stories and fictional encounters, dreams, and dialogues, it presents fresh perspectives on the different issues that concern Blacks, such as the message of The Bell Curve, the Contract with America, the media's handling of Black men, and corporate greed's responsibility for today's rising “White rage” and subsequent “Black blame.” Despite their tough subjects, however, these stories resound with laughter and compassion and a continuing theme of Christian love. Ultimately, like the gospel songs, they offer African Americans hope and direction as they travel the racist world they inhabit.

Derrick Bell, a visiting professor at New York University Law School, was dismissed by Harvard University from his position as Weld Professor of Law for refusing to end his two-year leave through which he protested the absence of minority women on the law faculty. He is also the author of Faces at the Bottom of the Well, Confronting Authority, and And We Are Not Saved.

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