OurShelves: Kaitlyn Greenidge on the White Gaze

Kaitlyn Greenidge, acclaimed author of <em>Libertie </em>and <em>We Love You, Charlie Freeman</em>, has written the new introduction to Ann Petry’s landmark Virago Modern Classics novel <em>The Narrows. </em>She takes a deep dive into Black American history, where Petry’s writing depicts an interior life under the unrelenting gaze of whiteness. Join her conversation with Lucy Scholes to find out why a single mother and Beat poet put speed in her coffee, more realistic alternatives to <em>Emily in Paris </em>and the concept of gender in Yoruba culture in Nigeria.<br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>