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Part 2 - Social and Cultural Contexts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 July 2019

Edited by
D. Quentin Miller
D. Quentin Miller
Affiliation:
Suffolk University, Massachusetts
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James Baldwin was ahead of his time when it came to questions of the intersection of sexuality, progressive global politics, and critical race theory. His essays, novels, and plays always expressed a profound hope that humankind can learn to love the other. Such a hope kept him in an ongoing battle against injustices in all their dissimilar forms – Islamophobia, homophobia, anti-Semitism, sexism, and racial hate crimes. This essay considers the intersectional elements of antiracist, antinationalist, and antiheterosexist thought in James Baldwin’s literary work and lectures. I have organized my thoughts in several sections that focus on the African American community in the United States, international affairs, and his reflections on sexuality and gender/masculinity.

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James Baldwin in Context , pp. 125 - 198
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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