Book contents
- Norman Mailer in Context
- Norman Mailer in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Notes on Contributors
- A Note on References and Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Literary Influences
- Part II Form and Genre
- Part III Political Contexts
- Part IV Philosophical and Cultural Contexts
- Chapter 16 Totalitarianism
- Chapter 17 The Hipster
- Chapter 18 Existentialism and Manichaeism
- Chapter 19 Technology
- Chapter 20 Violence
- Chapter 21 Race
- Chapter 22 Judaism
- Part V Gender and Sexuality
- Part VI Profiles and Literary Biographies
- Part VII Mailer’s Legacy
- Primary Bibliography
- Selected Secondary Bibliography
- Index
Chapter 19 - Technology
from Part IV - Philosophical and Cultural Contexts
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Book contents
- Norman Mailer in Context
- Norman Mailer in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Notes on Contributors
- A Note on References and Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Literary Influences
- Part II Form and Genre
- Part III Political Contexts
- Part IV Philosophical and Cultural Contexts
- Chapter 16 Totalitarianism
- Chapter 17 The Hipster
- Chapter 18 Existentialism and Manichaeism
- Chapter 19 Technology
- Chapter 20 Violence
- Chapter 21 Race
- Chapter 22 Judaism
- Part V Gender and Sexuality
- Part VI Profiles and Literary Biographies
- Part VII Mailer’s Legacy
- Primary Bibliography
- Selected Secondary Bibliography
- Index
Summary
In a number of works, ranging from “The White Negro” to An American Dream to Miami and the Siege of Chicago, Mailer controversially confronts the issue of race. As this chapter explains, he does so in ways that reflect the racist limitations of perspective arising from Mailer’s own position of privilege, and which also capture significant elements of the racial climate of the time.
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- Norman Mailer in Context , pp. 212 - 222Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021