{"product_id":"9781461634683","title":"What We Say, Who We Are: Leopold Senghor, Zora Neale Hurston, and the Philosophy of Language","description":"In \u003ci\u003eWhat We Say, Who We Are: Leopold Senghor, Zora Neale Hurston, and the Philosophy of Language\u003c\/i\u003e, Parker English explores the commonality between Leopold Senghor's concept of \"negritude\" and Zora Neale Hurston's view of \"Negro expression.\" For English, these two concepts emphasize that a person's view of herself is above all dictated by the way in which she talks about herself. Focusing on what he identifies as \"performism,\" English discusses the presentational\/representational and externalistic\/internalistic facets of \"performism\" as they relate to the ideas of Senghor and Hurston. English ends his work by closely examining Hurston's \u003ci\u003eTheir Eyes Were Watching God\u003c\/i\u003e in light of his discussion of \"performism,\" and draws new, intriguing conclusions about the extent to which Hurston's main character exemplifies W.E.B. DuBois's concept of double-consciousness. \u003ci\u003eWhat We Say, Who We Are\u003c\/i\u003e will certainly pique the interest of scholars interested in Africana studies, African-American literature, and the philosophy of language.","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47124605599984,"sku":"9781461634683","price":79.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781461634683_p0.jpg?v=1769889198","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781461634683","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}