The Cambridge Companion to Contemporary African American Literature

African American literature has changed in startling ways since the end of the Black Arts Era. The last five decades have generated new paradigms of racial formation and novel patterns of cultural production, circulation, and reception. This volume takes up the challenge of mapping the varied and changing field of contemporary African American writing. Balancing the demands of historical and political context with attention to aesthetic innovation, it considers the history, practice, and future directions of the field. Examining various historical forces shaping the creation of innovative genres, the turn to the afterlife of slavery, the pull toward protest, and the impact of new and expanded geographies and methods, this Companion provides an invaluable point of reference for readers seeking rigorous and cutting-edge analyses of contemporary African American literature.

Author: Yogita Goyal
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 12/21/2023
Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature
Pages: 320
Weight: 1.49lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.94d
ISBN: 9781009159715