On Norman Mailer’s “The White Negro” (1957): More Than Six Decades Later

This article engages in an examination of Norman Mailer’s fascinating yet problematic essay “The White Negro” (1957). Drawing from humanities and social sciences perspectives, I employ an interdisciplinary approach that historically contextualizes Mailer’s essay while also examining how it continues...

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Main Author: Andrew Urie
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Language:English
Published: European Association for American Studies 2022-07-01
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/ejas/18122
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