Matthew Pratt Guterl is professor of Africana Studies and American Studies at Brown University, USA and is the author of American Mediterranean: Southern Slaveholders in the Age of Emancipation among other books.
Guterl's evidence throughout is compelling, his writing and
analysis is crisp and clear, and his visual examples are
powerful--if not stunning.--American Quarterly
Seeing Race is primarily a modern expose of race in popular
culture.--North Carolina Historical Review
[A] splendid treatment of racialized imagery in popular culture. .
. . Highly recommended. All levels/libraries.--Choice
An engaging read. . . . A general audience would appreciate this
engaging and topical book, while U.S. Historians will appreciate
Guterl's take on how race is depicted in popular culture.--Journal
of Southern History
Illustrates how race continues to operate as subtext in the world
of ideas, coloring our expectations and, more important, our
personal and political decisions.--Chronicle of Higher
Education
Open[s] up questions that will no doubt shape future inquiry in the
field of race and visual culture studies for years to
come.--American Literary History Online Review
The book's greatest strength: its ability to open up discussion and
enliven rather than limit debate.--Journal of American History
This rigorous and insightful book provides a careful investigation
on an often overlooked topic.--Publishers Weekly
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