Blackness and Transatlantic Irish Identity
Author | : Lauren Onkey |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 245 |
Release | : 2011-02-09 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781135165710 |
ISBN-10 | : 1135165718 |
Rating | : 4/5 (18 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Blackness and Transatlantic Irish Identity by : Lauren Onkey
Download or read book Blackness and Transatlantic Irish Identity written by Lauren Onkey and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2011-02-09 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blackness and Transatlantic Irish Identity analyzes the long history of imagined and real relationships between the Irish and African-Americans. Onkey examines how Irish and Irish-American identity is often constructed through or against African-Americans, mapping this through the work of writers, playwrights, political activists, and musicians.