An Erratic Performance: Constructing Racial Identity and James Baldwin

This thesis analyzes James Baldwin's essays as a method for understanding racial identity and authenticity. By using Vetta Sanders-Thompson's racial identification parameters, I suggest that Baldwin's struggle with his identity as a black American is crucial to deposing the idea of a...

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Main Author: Walker, Natasha N
Format: Others
Published: Digital Archive @ GSU 2007
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Online Access:http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/english_theses/22
http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1021&context=english_theses