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Richard Wright, The Man Who Lived Underground, Waste Theory, racismo, wastification, brutalidad policialResumen
Este artículo examina los mecanismos que emplea el supremacismo blanco para concebir a las personas negras como residuos humanos, y las estrategias para contrarrestarlos, en la obra póstuma The Man Who Lived Underground, de Richard Wright, publicada en 2021. La novela narra la historia de Fred Daniels, un joven afroamericano que sufre los aspectos más duros de la experiencia negra en el Nueva York de mediados del siglo XX. Saliendo del trabajo un sábado al atardecer, Daniels es arrestado en la calle por tres policías blancos, y gravemente maltratado en la comisaría de policía. Falsamente acusado de homicidio, y transformado forzosamente en residuo humano, el protagonista consigue escapar al sistema de alcantarillado de la Gran Manzana, experimentando una vivencia surrealista entre la suciedad y la oscuridad de los túneles que le hace reflexionar sobre las anormalidades de las relaciones humanas de la superficie.
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