Description:
Studies the role popular literature in the systematic racism present in easy-going activities, ordinary
feelings, and casual interactions. The volume uncovers this history of 'racial ordinariness' through various genres such as campus novels, Civil War elegies, regionalist sketches, and gospel sermon.
Review Quotes: "Foster's study is especially valuable in the wake of George Floyd's murder in May 2020 and the subsequent urgent debates around racism." -- Sarah Robertson, Modern Language Review