Reading the Renaissance: Black Women's Literary Reception and Taste in Chicago, 1932-1953 - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Mary I. UngerSeries:Studies in Print Culture and the History of the BookPublish date:2025-06-13Pages:235
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Massachusetts PressISBN-13:9781625348593ISBN-10:1625348592UPC:9781625348593Book Category:Literary Criticism, HistoryBook Subcategory:American, African American & Black, Social HistoryBook Topic:African American & BlackSize:9.10 x 6.40 x 1.30 inchesWeight:1.0009Product ID:SC6CC001BB
Reading the Renaissance: Black Women's Literary Reception and Taste in Chicago, 1932-1953
From 1932 to 1953, during the Black Chicago Renaissance, numerous literary events were held within and for the city's Black community. In book clubs, public forums, print reviews, little magazines, local programming, and other public venues, Black women in particular debated the role of literature in racial uplift efforts, set literary standards, and acted as community gatekeepers for cultura...
Series: Studies in Print Culture and the History of the Book
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Massachusetts PressISBN-13:9781625348593ISBN-10:1625348592UPC:9781625348593Book Category:Literary Criticism, HistoryBook Subcategory:American, African American & Black, Social HistoryBook Topic:African American & BlackSize:9.10 x 6.40 x 1.30 inchesWeight:1.0009Product ID:SC6CC001BB
Mary I. Unger is an associate professor of English at Ripon College, where she is also the director of the Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program. Her writing has appeared in Reception, Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States (MELUS), Legacy, and most recently in A Companion to Multiethnic Literature of the United States, edited by Gary Totten. Her work on race, gender, and reading...
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