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Beyond Multiculturalism: Invisible Men and Transculturality in The Human Stain and Erasure
- Author(s):
- Malin Lidström Brock (see profile)
- Date:
- 2019
- Group(s):
- American Literature
- Subject(s):
- American literature, Twentieth century, American literature--African American authors, Race, Ethnicity, Cross-cultural studies
- Item Type:
- Book chapter
- Tag(s):
- Percival Everett, Philip Roth, ralph ellison, 20th-century American literature, African American literature, Race/ethnicity, Transcultural studies and practices
- Permanent URL:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/e99t-8n22
- Abstract:
- In Philip Roth’s The Human Stain (2000) and Percival Everett’s Erasure (2001) multiculturalism is described as moralistic and essentialist; both novels present black American male protagonists who feel victimized by multiculturalism. Although critics have maintained that the two novels present a universalist view of American identity, in this chapter, the argument is made that the novels’ implicit criticism of multiculturalism is better understood in transcultural terms.
- Metadata:
- xml
- Published as:
- Book chapter
- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 2 years ago
- License:
- All Rights Reserved
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