We're back with another satire!
What if you were only invisible because people refuse to see you? Ralph Ellison poses this question in his most famous (and only) novel "Invisible Man." This week, we follow our unnamed narrator as he navigates a world that wants to use him as a prop for their political ideologies. But who is this invisible man when he refuses to let others define him? This is our favorite book of the year and we hope you have a chance to read or listen to it very soon.
Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!
Articles Cited:
https://www.neh.gov/article/invisible-man-seventy#:~:text=The%20initial%20reviews%20of%20Invisible,National%20Book%20Award%2C%20in%201953
https://www.pulitzer.org/article/cold-shoulder-invisible-man
https://wkelly1-19385.medium.com/politics-and-art-the-divergent-paths-of-ralph-ellison-and-james-baldwin-728af9e43fdd
Reading Recs:
1. Anything by the big 3 Black American Writers Ralph Ellison, Richard Wright, and James Baldwin
2. Toni Morrison, but especially her novel "The Bluest Eye"
Connect with us:
gmail: unhingingourselvespod@gmail.com
YouTube: @unhingingourselvespod
Twitter: twitter.com/unhingingpod
Instagram: unhingingourselvespod
Music from PurplePlanet "Fiddlesticks"
We're back with another satire!
What if you were only invisible because people refuse to see you? Ralph Ellison poses this question in his most famous (and only) novel "Invisible Man." This week, we follow our unnamed narrator as he navigates a world that wants to use him as a prop for their political ideologies. But who is this invisible man when he refuses to let others define him? This is our favorite book of the year and we hope you have a chance to read or listen to it very soon.
Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!
Articles Cited:
https://www.neh.gov/article/invisible-man-seventy#:~:text=The%20initial%20reviews%20of%20Invisible,National%20Book%20Award%2C%20in%201953
https://www.pulitzer.org/article/cold-shoulder-invisible-man
https://wkelly1-19385.medium.com/politics-and-art-the-divergent-paths-of-ralph-ellison-and-james-baldwin-728af9e43fdd
Reading Recs:
1. Anything by the big 3 Black American Writers Ralph Ellison, Richard Wright, and James Baldwin
2. Toni Morrison, but especially her novel "The Bluest Eye"
Connect with us:
gmail: unhingingourselvespod@gmail.com
YouTube: @unhingingourselvespod
Twitter: twitter.com/unhingingpod
Instagram: unhingingourselvespod
Music from PurplePlanet "Fiddlesticks"