In the Midst of Apocalypse: Disruption, Repossession, and Remembrance in W. E. B. Du Bois's "The Comet".

The article focuses on how W. E. B. Du Bois's short story "The Comet" reimagines the literary apocalypse to interrogate the ongoing reality of racial capitalism and the false promise of social rebirth through catastrophe. Topics include the subversion of traditional apocalyptic narratives, the diale...

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Publicado en:Criticism Vol. 65; no. 4; pp. 413 - 435
Autor principal: Chandler, Justin
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Publicado: Wayne State University Press Fall2023
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