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Representing the race : a new political history of African American literature /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jarrett, Gene Andrew, 1975-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2011]
Subjects:
African Americans > Intellectual life.
Politics and literature > United States > History and criticism.
American literature > African American authors > History and criticism.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Toward a political history of African American literature
  • The politics of early African American literature
  • The culture of racial politics after slavery
  • New Negro politics from reconstruction to the Harlem Renaissance
  • The geopolitics of African American autobiography between the world wars
  • Copyright law, free speech, and the transformative value of African American literature
  • The political audacity of Barack Obama's literature
  • Epilogue: The politics of African American literature after Obama.