full: http://louisproyect.wordpress.com/2009/04/08/herman-melvilles-the-gees/
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As a long-time enthusiastic but amateur Melville scholar, I was
intrigued by David Roediger’s reference to the short story “The ‘Gees”
that appears in his newly published “How Race Survived U.S. History”, a
book that I will be reviewing. Roediger views this story as a satire on
mid-19th century ethnology, which for all intents and purposes was
nothing but scientific racism. He cites Carolyn Karcher’s article “The
‘Gees: a Forgotten Satire on Scientific Racism” that appeared in the
October 1975 American Quarterly. Having had a chance to read the
Melville story and Karcher’s article, it really broadens my
understanding of mid-19th century racist ideology and Melville’s
exemplary struggle against it.
- [Pen-l] Herman Melville's "The 'Gees" Louis Proyect
- Re: [Pen-l] Herman Melville's "The 'Gees" Eugene Coyle
- Re: [Pen-l] Herman Melville's "The 'Gees" Louis Proyect
