The recognition and study of African American (AA) artists and public intellectuals often include Martin Luther King, Jr., and occasionally Booker T. Washington, W. E. B. DuBois, and Malcolm X. The literary canon also adds Ralph Ellison, Richard White, Langston Hughes, and others such as female writers Zora Neale Hurston, MayaAngelou, and Alice Walker.
Yet, the acknowledgement of AA artists and public intellectuals tends to skew the voices and works of those included toward normalized portrayals that fit well within foundational aspects of the American myths reflected in and perpetuated by traditional schooling. Further, while many AA artists and public intellectuals are distorted by mainstream media, public and political characterizations, and the curriculum, several powerful AA voices are simply omitted, ignored, including James Baldwin.
This edited volume gathers a collection of essays from a wide range of perspectives that confront Baldwin’s impressive and challenging canon as well as his role as a public intellectual. Contributors also explore Baldwin as a confrontational voice during his life and as an enduring call for justice.
Volume editor:
A. Scott Henderson, Paul L. Thomas Imprint: Brill Volume: 5 Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Spine: 12mm
Weight: 322g ISBN:9789462096172 ISBN 10: 9462096171 Series:Critical Literacy Teaching Series: Challenging Authors and Genres Pages: 232 Publication Date:01 January 2014 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
