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It is widely accepted that the canon of African American literature has racial realism at its core. This book aims to show that some celebrated African American authors, such as James Baldwin and Toni Morrison, have resisted this canonical rule. It also presents sixteen short stories and novelettes to demonstrate this act of literary defiance.
This text documents the central texts and arguments in African American literary theory from the 1920s to the present. It brings attention to larger political and cultural issues at stake in the interpretation of texts, offering a historical analysis of how literary theory was shaped.
Documents the central texts and arguments in African American literary theory from the 1920s through the present. This volume progresses chronologically from the rise of a black aesthetic criticism, through the Blacks Arts Movement, feminism, structuralism and poststructuralism, and the rise of queer theory.
Presenting a study of African American healing, this work sheds light on a variety of folk practices and traces their development from the time of slavery through the Great Migrations. Through conversations with black Americans, it demonstrates how herbs, charms, and rituals continue folk healing performances.
Presenting a study of African American healing, this work sheds light on a variety of folk practices and traces their development from the time of slavery through the Great Migrations. Through conversations with black Americans, it demonstrates how herbs, charms, and rituals continue folk healing performances.
Tells the story of the much overlooked experience of first and second generation West African immigrants and refugees in the United States during the last forty years.
Tells the story of the much overlooked experience of first and second generation West African immigrants and refugees in the United States during the last forty years.
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How online affinity networks expand learning and opportunity for young people Boyband One Direction fanfiction writers, gamers who solve math problems together, Harry Potter fans who knit for a cause. Across subcultures and geographies, young fans have found each other and formed community online, learning from one another along the way. From ......
