Bookmarks Reading in Black and White a Memoir |
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Author:
| Holloway, Karla F. C. |
ISBN: | 978-0-8135-3907-2 |
Publication Date: | Oct 2006 |
Publisher: | Rutgers University Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | AUD $43.00 |
Book Description:
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Karla FC Holloway examines booklists, along with the trends of selection in Oprah Winfrey's popular book club, raising the questions: What does it mean for prominent African Americans to associate themselves with European learning and culture? How do books by black authors fare in the inevitable hierarchy of a booklist?
Karla FC Holloway examines booklists, along with the trends of selection in Oprah Winfrey's popular book club, raising the questions: What does it mean for prominent African Americans to associate themselves with European learning and culture? How do books by black authors fare in the inevitable hierarchy of a booklist?