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Some of My Best Friends: Essays on Lip Service
by Isen, Tajja
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A fearless and darkly comic essay collection about race, justice, and the limits of good intentions from the editor in chief of Catapult
In this stunning debut collection, award-winning voice actor and cultural critic Tajja Isen explores the absurdity of living in a world that has grown fluent in the language of social justice but doesn't always follow through.
These nine daring essays explore the sometimes troubling and often awkward nature of that discord. Some of My Best Friends takes on subjects including the cartoon industry's pivot away from color-blind casting, the pursuit of divers representation in the literary world, the law's refusal to see inequality, and the cozy fictions of nationalism. Throughout, Isen deftly examines the quick, cosmetic fixes society makes to address systemic problems and reveals the unexpected ways they can misfire.
In the spirit of Zadie Smith, Cathy Park Hong, and Jai Tolentino, Isen interlaces cultural criticism with her lived experience to explore the gaps between what we say and what we do, what we do and what we value, and what we value and what we demand.
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ISBN: 9781982178420
Published Date: April 19, 2022
Publisher: Atria Books
Language: English
Page Count: 222
Size: 9.12" l x 6.26" w x 1.03" h
Category
Literary Collections
Subject
Essays