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Violating the Black Body: Sexual Violence in Truman Capote's Other Voices, Other Rooms
- Journal of the Midwest Modern Language Association
- Midwest Modern Language Association
- Volume 46, Number 1, Spring 2013
- pp. 27-42
- 10.1353/mml.2013.0002
- Article
- Additional Information
The distinction is an important one, for Capote recognizes that whiteness gives Joel access to power and privileges that African Americans do not have in the United States. He recognizes that the social and personal costs for black women are far greater than those for gay white men.