Quicksand ; and, Passing

246 pages

English language

Published Nov. 12, 1986 by Rutgers University Press.

ISBN:
978-0-8135-1169-6
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I read this to prepare for Judith Butler's chapter on it in Bodies that Matter. I really liked it! I think Larsen did a good job of capturing the experience of racial unintelligibility. Also a very quick and engaging read.

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  • African Americans -- Fiction
  • African American women -- Fiction
  • Racially mixed people -- Fiction
  • Danish American women -- Fiction
  • Young women -- Fiction
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