A Case Study from “Barracoon: The Story of the Last `Black Cargo’” with Practice of Race Theory

Barracoon: The Story of the Last “Black Cargo,” a nonfiction book by Zora Neale Hurston, was completed in 1931 but only published in 2018. Hurston’s data were analyzed with race critical discourse analysis, using practice of race theory (PRT) to answer the following: How did Kossula conceptualize ra...

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Published in:The Journal of Negro education 2020-12, Vol.89 (4), p.385-409
Main Author: Croom, Marcus
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African American literature
African Culture
American literature
Associate Degrees
Boas, Franz (1858-1942)
Case studies
Critical discourse analysis
Critical race theory
Critical Theory
Critical thinking
Definitions
Discourse Analysis
Folk Culture
Folklore
Genre
Human trafficking
Hurston, Zora Neale (1891-1960)
Labeling (of Persons)
Literacy
Literary Genres
Multiple Literacies
Nonfiction
Race
Racial Bias
Racial differences
Racial Factors
Reading Instruction
Slavery
Socialization
Teaching Methods
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Summary:Barracoon: The Story of the Last “Black Cargo,” a nonfiction book by Zora Neale Hurston, was completed in 1931 but only published in 2018. Hurston’s data were analyzed with race critical discourse analysis, using practice of race theory (PRT) to answer the following: How did Kossula conceptualize race over his lifetime? Inquiry concluded that Kossula (ca. 1841-1935) did not practice race, or rarely did so, until taken from his West African home, the kingdom of “Takkoi,” in 1860. After taken, Kossula used genres of race (e.g., labeling) and evidenced at least three conceptualizations of race: race as meaningless, race as social adjective, and race as unreasonable, lived difference. Results show PRT is a viable alternative account of race.
ISSN:0022-2984
2167-6437
DOI:10.7709/jnegroeducation.89.4.0385