For the Love of Reading

Abstract: This essay makes a case for reading as a black critical practice, for reading as a method of navigating ambivalence and distance in aesthetic engagement. In thinking with Toni Morrison, Hortense Spillers, Saidiya Hartman, Ann duCille, and Zadie Smith, the essay explores some of the exigencies of black criticism.

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Journal
ELH
Published
2025-09-01
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1353/elh.2025.a969159
Primary Topic
South African History and Culture
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For the Love of Reading

Kevin Quashie
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South African History and Culture
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For the Love of Reading

Kevin Quashie
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Abstract

Abstract: This essay makes a case for reading as a black critical practice, for reading as a method of navigating ambivalence and distance in aesthetic engagement. In thinking with Toni Morrison, Hortense Spillers, Saidiya Hartman, Ann duCille, and Zadie Smith, the essay explores some of the exigencies of black criticism.

ELHVol. 92(3)
Openalex Percentile: Top 68%
South African History and Culture
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