Shadow archives : the lifecycles of African American literature /

Shadow Archives brings to life a slew of newly discovered texts to tell the stories of black special collections and their struggle for institutional recognition. Jean-Christophe Cloutier offers revelatory readings of major African American writers and provides a nuanced view of how archives shape l...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cloutier, Jean-Christophe (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, [2019]
Temas:
1900-1999
American literature > African American authors > History and criticism.
American literature > 20th century > Information resources.
American literature > 20th century > Research > Methodology.
African Americans > Intellectual life > 20th century.
Littérature américaine > 20e siècle > Sources d'information.
Littérature américaine > 20e siècle > Recherche > Méthodologie.
Noirs américains > Vie intellectuelle > 20e siècle.
1900 - 1999.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > African American.
American literature > African American authors.
African Americans > Intellectual life.
American literature > Research > Methodology.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: "not like an arrow, but a boomerang," or the lifecycles of twentieth century African American literary papers
  • Black special collections and the midcentury rise of the institutional collector
  • Claude McKay's archival rebirth : provenance and politics in Amiable with Big Teeth
  • "At once both document and symbol": Richard Wright, Ralph Ellison, and the Lafargue Clinic Photographic Archive
  • An interlude concerning the vanishing manuscripts of Ann Petry
  • "Too obscure for learned classification": comic books, counterculture, and archival invisibility in Invisible Man
  • Coda. disappointed bridges : a note on the discovery of Amiable with Big Teeth.

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