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- Copyright
- Copyright © 2007 Regents of the University of Colorado
- ISSN
- 0013-8282
- eISSN
- 2573-3575
- DOI
- 10.1215/00138282-45.2.123
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
J a m e s B a l d w i n o n t h e A m e r i c a n E x p r e s s a n d t h e Q u e e r U n d e r g r o u n d M l K K O T U H K A N E N . . . som e w h ere u n d e rgrou nd he had his fin g e r on the pulse o f th e nation. —M argaret Walker, Jubilee'1 ames Baldw in's texts fre q u e n tly delineate and e xp e rim e n t w ith tw o spaces: the Am erican Express and the queer unde rgrou nd . Both are characterized by a peculiar te m p o ra lity or speed. For B aldw in, those on bo ard the A m erican Express are im m o bilized by th e ir collective insistence on "in n o c e n c e " as th e y race past the atrocities o f the nation's history. The d
Journal
English Language Notes – Duke University Press
Published: Sep 1, 2007