'TIME IS NOT A RIVER' THE IMPLICATIONS OF MUMBO JUMBO'S PENDULUM CHRONOLOGY FOR COALITION POLITICS

From: Ethnic Studies Review | Date: January 1, 2003| Author: Fiona, Tamiko | Copyright information

Ismael Reed's 1972 novel, Mumbo Jumbo, proposes a unique chronological theory that requires a multiple-grounded understanding of time. An analysis of what could be called this "pendulum" chronology leads to a more complete understanding of the novel and has important implications for a coalition of American ethnic studies and other identity-related work in the academy.

Arna Bontemps was correct in his new introduction to Black Thunder. Time is a pendulum. Not a river. More akin to what...

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