Black celebrity : contemporary representations of postbellum athletes and artists /

"Black Celebrity examines representations of postbellum black athletes and artist-entertainers by novelists Caryl Phillips and Jeffery Renard Allen and poets Kevin Young, Frank X Walker, Adrian Matejka, and Tyehimba Jess. Inhabiting the perspectives of boxer Jack Johnson and musicians "Bli...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rutter, Emily Ruth (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newark : University of Delaware Press, 2021.
Colección:Performing Celebrity
Temas:
2000-2099
African American athletes in literature.
African American entertainers in literature.
African Americans in literature.
American literature > African American authors > History and criticism.
American literature > 21st century > History and criticism.
Racism in literature.
Sportifs noirs américains dans la littérature.
Artistes du spectacle noirs américains dans la littérature.
Noirs américains dans la littérature.
Littérature américaine > 21e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Racisme dans la littérature.
African American entertainers in literature
African American athletes in literature
African Americans in literature
American literature
American literature > African American authors
Racism in literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • INTRODUCTION: Portraits of Black Fame, or, The Past as Blueprint for the Present
  • 1. "MY BLACK BODY THROWN FREE
  • 2. "MORE OF A MAN THAN YOU"
  • 3. "THE STING OF RACE AND SPORT"
  • 4. "THE OVERWHELMING EVIDENCE OF HIS ARTISTRY"
  • 5. "BLIND TOM, MUSICAL PRODIGY OF THE AGE"
  • 6. "LET THIS BELTING BE OUR UNBINDING"
  • NOTES
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX
  • ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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