Mercy, mercy me : African-American culture and the American sixties /

Using an interdisciplinary approach, this book argues that American artistry in the Sixties can be understood as one of the most vital and compelling interrogations of modernity. James C. Hall finds that the legacy of slavery and the resistance to it have by necessity made African Americans among th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hall, James C., 1960-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
Colección:Race and American culture.
Temas:
1900-1999
African Americans > Intellectual life > 20th century.
African American arts > 20th century.
African Americans > Social life and customs > 20th century.
Modernism (Art) > United States.
Modernism (Literature) > United States.
Noirs américains > Vie intellectuelle > 20e siècle.
Arts noirs américains > 20e siècle.
Noirs américains > Mœurs et coutumes > 20e siècle.
Modernisme (Art) > États-Unis.
Modernisme (Littérature) > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > African American Studies.
African American arts
African Americans > Intellectual life
African Americans > Social life and customs
Intellectual life
Manners and customs
Modernism (Art)
Modernism (Literature)
Cultuur.
United States > History > 1961-1969.
United States > Social life and customs > 1945-1970.
United States > Intellectual life > 20th century.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1961-1969.
États-Unis > Mœurs et coutumes > 1945-1970.
États-Unis > Vie intellectuelle > 20e siècle.
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • African-American antimodernism and the American sixties
  • Mourning song: Robert Hayden and the politics of memory
  • Modern doubt to antimodern commitment: Paule Marshall and William Demby
  • Meditations: John Coltrane and freedom
  • The prevalence of ritual in an age of change: Romare Bearden
  • W.E.B. Du Bois and dedication to the dead
  • What's going on : "the most truly modern of all people."

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