One Way to Subjectivity: Bell hooks on Postmodernism Blackness

Postmodernism is a new style that emerged in American culture after World War II, characterized by formalization, decentralization and commercialization. Bell hooks’ Blackness argues there an antagonistic relationship between whites minorities. In turn, postmodern art important way for minorities to challenge white hegemony build subjectivity. The author takes Captivity Sherman Alexie, postmodernist writing on the Other as example explore validity of this theory. On acknowledgement Anglo world’s long-standing oppression Indian ethnicity, deconstructs imagination ethnicity reconstructs narrative about white, Native well their from perspective. At same time, protagonist has ambiguous with character presents image conforms stereotypes, reflecting Alexie’s oscillating emotional position whiteness Indianness, which rooted his specific individual experience. Through analysis context text, it can be seen bell hooks successfully portray merging claims decentrality minority liberation demands, significance postmodernism construction subjectivity, but simplifies issue identity, ignores complexity identity real situation, thus sees national only out ethnic