Christina Sharpe Books in Order
Explore Christina Sharpe books in order, with short summaries and a guide to the series and standalone titles to help you choose where to start reading.
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Christina Sharpe books in publication order
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In the Wake
by Christina Sharpe
2016
Christina Sharpe examines how slavery’s continuing effects shape contemporary Black life through literature, images, film and everyday experience. Her concept of “wake work” considers mourning, resistance and artistic possibility within structures that perpetuate violence and exclusion.
Ordinary Notes
by Christina Sharpe
2023
Across 248 notes, Christina Sharpe connects family memories, photographs, art and public history to explore everyday Black existence. Her mother’s influence anchors an inquiry into loss, language and beauty that attends to both historical violence and future possibilities.
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