Everything Man: The Form And Function Of Paul Robeson

"In her deeply innovative exploration of the cultural resonances of the titanic – yet often now overlooked African American song interpreter, actor, athlete and Freedom Fighter Paul Robeson – scholar Shana L. Redmond writes: “The story that unfolds over these chapters is more than a praise song for a singular man.” Going beyond conventional biography or criticism, Redmond pioneers a new form as she explores how Robeson, his movements suppressed by the U.S. government because of his leftist politics, still managed to leave his mark on the culture. Considering Robeson as a hologram, a recorded voice, the subject of multiple artworks and a vivid presence within sites that become more than memorials, Redmond returns Robeson to his rightful place at the center of the American conversation."