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Representing the race

Jarrett, Gene Andrew, 1975-

Representing the race a new political history of African American literature / [electronic resource] : Gene Andrew Jarrett. - New York : New York University Press, c2011. - 1 online resource (xi, 263 p. ) - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 211 - 248) and index.

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.

9780814743874 0814743870 9780814743409 0814743404




African Americans--Intellectual life.
Politics and literature--History and criticism.--United States
American literature--African American authors--History and criticism.


Electronic books.

PS153.N5 / J398 2011

810.9/896073