{"product_id":"holy-american-burnout-9781952897337","title":"Holy American Burnout!","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Profound insights into the current reality of America, taking on race, inequality, violence, and education. An impressive debut from an exciting new voice!\"\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003eDaryl Farmer, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eauthor of \u003ci\u003eWhere We Land: Stories\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBicycling Beyond the Divide\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Sean Enfield shares tales as varied as finding connections in churches and moshpits as well as teaching at a Muslim middle school...He tells us facts we should know and reminds us of truths we shouldn't forget. \"\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003eSean Hill\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eDangerous Goods \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBlood Ties \u0026amp; Brown Liquor\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Driven by an empathic imagination and formal invention, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHoly American Burnout! \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eis a book of marked complexity and honesty.\"\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003eSara Eliza Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eVapor \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBone Map\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSean Enfield delves into the great American condition: burnout. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThreading his experiences both as a Texan student and later as a first-year teacher of predominately Muslim students at a Texas middle school, Holy American Burnout! weaves personal essay and cultural critique into the historical fabric of Black and bi-racial identity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEnfield intersects examinations of which voices are granted legitimacy by virtue of school curriculum, the complex relationship between basketball and education for Black and brown students, his students' burgeoning political consciousness during the 2016 presidential campaign, and cultural figures ranging from Kendrick Lamar to Hamlet. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese classroom narratives weave around Enfield's own formative experiences contending with a conflicted bi-racial family lineage, reenacting the Middle Passage as the only Black student in his 7th grade history class, and moshing in both Christian and secular hardcore pits. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Enfield wrestles with the physical, mental, and emotional burdens that American society places on educators, students, and all relatively conscious minorities in this country, he reaches for an education that better navigates our burnt-out empire.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Split\/Lip Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50613489991954,"sku":"9781952897337","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fae56238-fbca-4869-8d73-17ce3f48e6dc.jpg?v=1732404143","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/holy-american-burnout-9781952897337","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}