"It's all to do with the breath": (Un)Sound in M. NourbeSe Philip's "The Ga(s)p" and Zong!
Diving into the politics of radical hospitality, the acceptance of alterity, and the erasure of black women's bodies in "The Ga(s)p" (2018), m. NourbeSe Philip demonstrates reciprocal breath as a thread of connection that is central to human existence. Throughout this essay, Philip counters prominen...
| Publicado en: | Pivot: Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies & Thought Vol. 9; no. 1; pp. 101 - 110 |
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