Self-Portrait in Black and White
 First edition cover | |
| Author | Thomas Chatterton Williams |
|---|---|
| Audio read by | Thomas Chatterton Williams[1] |
| Cover artist | Jaya Miceli[2] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | race, identity |
| Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
Publication date | October 15, 2019 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) |
| Pages | 192 |
| ISBN | 978-0-393-60886-1 |
| 305.800973 | |
| LC Class | E185.97.W7345 A3 2019 |
Self-Portrait in Black and White: Unlearning Race is a 2019 book by Thomas Chatterton Williams. It was published by W. W. Norton & Company on October 15, 2019.[3][4][5][6][7]
Thesis[]
Thomas, the son of a black father and a white mother, who grew up identifying as black, explains in the book how he has come to unlearn his racial identity.[8][9]
Publication and promotion[]
The book was published by W. W. Norton & Company on October 15, 2019.[10] Williams appeared on Real Time with Bill Maher on October 18, 2019 to promote the book.[11]
Reception[]
At the review aggregator website Book Marks, which assigns individual ratings to book reviews from mainstream literary critics, the book received a cumulative "Mixed" rating based on 11 reviews: 2 "Rave" reviews, 3 "Positive" reviews, 3 "Mixed" reviews, and 3 "Pan" reviews.[12]
References[]
- ^ "Self-Portrait in Black and White (Audiobook) by Thomas Chatterton Williams". Audible. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- ^ Thomas Chatterton Williams (October 15, 2019). Self-Portrait in Black and White: Unlearning Race. W. W. Norton & Company. p. 137. ISBN 978-0-393-60887-8.
- ^ Sewell, Summer (October 15, 2019). "Is it time to unlearn race? Thomas Chatterton Williams says yes". The Guardian. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- ^ Friedersdorf, Conor (November 5, 2019). "Unraveling Race". The Atlantic. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- ^ "Nonfiction Book Review: Self-Portrait in Black and White: Unlearning Race by Thomas Chatterton Williams". Publishers Weekly. July 18, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- ^ "Self-Portrait in Black and White by Thomas Chatterton Williams". Kirkus Reviews. July 8, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- ^ Henderson, Cinque (October 15, 2019). "Black No More?". Los Angeles Review of Books. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- ^ Lozada, Carlos (October 11, 2019). "How to become an ex-black man". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- ^ Solomon, Andrew (October 14, 2019). "How Moving to France and Having Children Led a Black American to Rethink Race". The New York Times Book Review. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- ^ "Self-Portrait in Black and White". W. W. Norton & Company. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- ^ Stockly, Ed (October 17, 2019). "What's on TV Friday, Oct. 18: 'Charmed' on the CW". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- ^ "Book Marks reviews of Self-Portrait in Black and White: Unlearning Race by Thomas Chatterton Williams". Book Marks. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
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