“Who knows but that on the lower frequencies, I speak for you?” -Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man 581 Set primarily in 1948 tumultuous America, Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man is an evocative novel that deals with black identity, technological manipulation (Afrofuturism), social disillusionment, racial oppression, and invisibility. More broadly, the novel concerns individuality, tracing the numerous ways we … Continue reading On Lower Frequencies: Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man