Heroism and the Black Intellectual Ralph Ellison, Politics, and Afro-American Intellectual Life |
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| Author:
| Watts, Jerry Gafio |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8078-4477-9 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 1994 |
| Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $42.50 |
Book Description:
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Before and after writing Invisible Man, novelist and essayist Ralph Ellison fought to secure a place as a black intellectual in a white-dominated society. In this sophisticated analysis of Ellison's cultural politics, Jerry Watts examines the ways in which black artists and thinkers attempt to establish creative intellectual spaces for themselves. Using Ellison as a case study, Watts makes important observations about the role of black intellectuals in America today.
Before and after writing Invisible Man, novelist and essayist Ralph Ellison fought to secure a place as a black intellectual in a white-dominated society. In this sophisticated analysis of Ellison's cultural politics, Jerry Watts examines the ways in which black artists and thinkers attempt to establish creative intellectual spaces for themselves. Using Ellison as a case study, Watts makes important observations about the role of black intellectuals in America today.