Rude: Contemporary Black Canadian Cultural Criticism
Rude: Contemporary Black Canadian Cultural Criticism is a collection of essays by Canadian scholars edited by Rinaldo Walcott published in 2000 by Insomniac Press in Toronto.
The title of this book alludes to Clement Virgo's film Rude'.' [1]
The diversity of topics covered in this compilation, as well as its importance for contemporary work concerning themes regarding Black Canadians will be noted by the following list of authors and essay titles included in the book:
Richard Almonte: "Treason in the Fort": Blackness and Canadian Literature
Rinaldo Walcott: "Who is she and what is she to you?": Mary Ann Shadd Cary and the (Im)possibility of Black/Canadian Studies
Joy Mannette: My Dearest Child
Gamal Abdel Shehid: Writing Hockey Thru Race: Rethinking Black Hockey in Canada
David Sealy: "Canadianizing" Blackness: Resisting the Political
Awad El Karim M. Ibrahim: "Hey, ain't I Black too?": The Politics of Becoming Black
Renuka Sooknanan: The Politics of Essentialism: Rethinking "Black Community"
Tess Chakkalakal: Reckless Eyeballing: Being Reena in Canada
Leslie Sanders: Impossible to Occupy: Andre Alexis's Childhood
Peter Hudson: The Last Days of Blackness: Andre Alexis Gets Over
Walcott refers to the essays in this book as "insubordinate" because of the ways in which they challenge the Canadian nation-state and make "demands for a different Canada". [2]
References[edit]
- ↑ Walcott, Rinaldo. “By Way of a Brief Introduction. Insubordination: A Demand for a Different Canada”. In Rinaldo Walcott, ed. Rude: Contemporary Black Canadian Cultural Criticism. Toronto: Insomniac Press, 2000, pp. 7-10.
- ↑ Walcott, Rinaldo. “By Way of a Brief Introduction. Insubordination: A Demand for a Different Canada”. In Rinaldo Walcott, ed. Rude: Contemporary Black Canadian Cultural Criticism. Toronto: Insomniac Press, 2000, pp. 7-10.