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How to read African American literature : post-Civil Rights fiction and the task of interpretation /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Levy-Hussen, Aida, 1981- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2016]
Subjects:
American fiction > African American authors > History and criticism.
African Americans in literature.
American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
American fiction > 21st century > History and criticism.
African American arts > Influence.
Race awareness in literature.
American fiction.
American fiction > African American authors.
1900-2099
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Against prohibitive reading (on trauma)
  • For contradiction (on masochism)
  • The missing archive (on depression)
  • Reading African American literature now
  • Postscript.