Deans and Truants : Race and Realism in African American Literature [1 ed.] 9780812202359, 9780812239737

Deans and Truants: Race and Realism in African American Literature 9780812202359

For a work to be considered African American literature, does it need to focus on African American characters? Or is it

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Gender, Fantasy, and Realism in American Literature 9780231882897

Makes a case for seeing realism as the central and preeminent literary type in democratic, and discusses the role the no

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Scarring the Black Body : Race and Representation in African American Literature [1 ed.] 9780826262899, 9780826214218

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Writing through Jane Crow: race and gender politics in African American literature 9780813935942, 9780813935935, 9780813935928

In "Writing through Jane Crow, " Ayesha Hardison examines African American literature and its representation o

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The American Vagrant in Literature: Race, Work and Welfare 9781399506731

Widespread panic once generated by ‘tramps’ produced interdisciplinary and international dialogue on race, work, and wel

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Race and Justice: Wrongful Convictions of African American Men 9781588269171

In this investigation of some 350 wrongful convictions of African American men, Marvin Free and Mitch Ruesink critically

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Racialized Identities: Race and Achievement among African American Youth 9780804779142

This book explores how various constructions of identity can influence educational achievement for African American stud

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Teaching African American Literature : Theory and Practice. 9781136671913, 1136671919

This book is written by teachers interested in bringing African American literature into the classroom. Documented here

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Black Resonance: Iconic Women Singers and African American Literature 9780813562513

Ever since Bessie Smith’s powerful voice conspired with the “race records” industry to make her a star in the 1920s, Afr

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Blood Novels: Gender, Caste, and Race in Spanish Realism 9781487543037

Blood Novels examines the significance of women’s blood and bloodlines in nineteenth-century Spanish literature and cult

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