Abstract
Considering ‘invisibility’ as both subject matter and aestheticizing mode of experience, this essay uses the case studies of two American novels - Teju Cole’s Open City (2011) and Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man (1952) - to explore how a culturally specific, racially charged, subject is mapped outwards to occupy a broader aesthetic realm.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 103 |
| Number of pages | 119 |
| Journal | Mosaic: an Interdisciplinary Critical Journal |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2017 |
Keywords
- Aesthetics
- literature and music
- literature and photography
- African American Literature