During the 1960s and 1970s, a cadre of poets, playwrights, visual artists, musicians, and other visionaries came together to create a renaissance in African American literature and art. This charged chapter in the history of African American culture--which came to be known as the Black Arts Movement--has remained largely neglected by subsequent generations of critics. New Thoughts on the Black Arts Movement includes essays that reexamine well-known figures such as Amiri Baraka, Larry Neal, Gwendolyn Brooks, Sonia Sanchez, Betye Saar, Jeff Donaldson, and Haki Madhubuti. In addition, the anthology expands the scope of the movement by offering essays that explore the racial and sexual politics of the era, links with other period cultural movements, the arts in prison, the role of Black colleges and universities, gender politics and the rise of feminism, color fetishism, photography, music, and more. An invigorating look at a movement that has long begged for reexamination, this collection lucidly interprets the complex debates that surround this tumultuous era and demonstrates that the celebration of this movement need not be separated from its critique.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
ISBN-10
0813536952
ISBN-13
9780813536958
eBay Product ID (ePID)
46829146
Product Key Features
Author
Alondra Nelson
Publication Name
New Thoughts on the Black Arts Movement
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Art & Politics, American / General, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
Publication Year
2006
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Art, Social Science
Number of Pages
406 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
10 in
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Width
7 in
Item Weight
30 Oz
Additional Product Features
LCCN
2005-011269
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Lc Classification Number
Nx512.3.A35
Copyright Date
2006
Dewey Decimal
700/.89/96073
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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