Zora Neale Hurston

By Peti Mama Gomes and Ana Gretel Echazú Böschemeier

Exploring Zora Neale Hurston's life and work through a decolonial lens, this book traces Hurston's journey from her early life (1891-1919) and struggles at the margins (1920-1930) to her peak as a pioneering ethnographer and writer (1931-1956) and her later years (1957-1960). Examining her navigation of a hostile academic environment, it highlights her redefinition of Black autonomy and diasporic identity. Through personal and political narratives, including Barracoon, it underscores Hurston's enduring influence on Anthropology and contemporary Black thought.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1836953488
• ISBN13: 9781836953487
• Release Date: June 2026
• Publisher: Berghahn Books
• Length: 110 Pages