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Cookie akzeptieren- University Press of Mississippi
- 2012
- Gebunden
- 288 Seiten
- ISBN 9781617032691
How the aftermath of the Great Depression convinced several African American writers to adopt a leftist outlook "Brian Dolinar's The Black Cultural Front is essential reading for students and scholars of the African American Left. Deeply researched and eye-opening, Dolinar brings up challenging questions about the politics of popular culture to provide a rare, ingenious, and powerfully argued reconceptualization of the literary and artistic achievements of three major black radicals." -Alan Wald, H. Chandler Davis Collegiate Professor, University of Michigan The Black Cultural Front describes how the social and political movements that grew out of the Depression facilitated the left turn of several African American artists and writers. This book examines the formation of a black cultural front by looking at the works of poet Langston Hughes, novelist Chester Himes, and cartoonist Ollie Harrington. While none of these writers were card-carrying members of the Communist Party, they all participated in the Left during their careers. Interestingly, they all
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