For the Love of Reading

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Kevin Quashie

doi:10.1353/elh.2025.a969159

September 1, 2025ELH

For the Love of Reading

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Key Points

The essay argues for reading as a vital black critical practice that engages with cultural contexts.
It references critical perspectives from noted authors, emphasizing the role of ambivalence in reading.
The exploration of black criticism sheds light on the complexities of aesthetic engagement in literature.
Key figures like Toni Morrison and Zadie Smith are essential to understanding black critical discourse.

Implication

This essay examines black criticism through key thinkers like Morrison and Hartman, highlighting aesthetic engagement.

Abstract

This essay makes a case for reading as a black critical practice, for reading as a method of navigating ambivalence and distance in aesthetic engagement. In thinking with Toni Morrison, Hortense Spillers, Saidiya Hartman, Ann duCille, and Zadie Smith, the essay explores some of the exigencies of black criticism.

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Kevin Quashie (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c193e99b7b07f3a0617d28 https://doi.org/10.1353/elh.2025.a969159

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