Images of Black Modernism Verbal and Visual Strategies of the Harlem Renaissance |
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| Author:
| Thaggert, Miriam |
| ISBN: | 978-1-55849-831-0 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2010 |
| Publisher: | University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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Revisits an important moment in black cultural history, the years 1922 to 1938, to explore how visual elements were used in poems, novels, and photography to undermine stereotypes. Thaggert identifies an early form of black American modernism characterized by a heightened level of experimentation with visual and verbal techniques for narrating and representing blackness. By paying special attention to visual artists she expands the scope of our understanding of the Harlem Renaissance...
More DescriptionRevisits an important moment in black cultural history, the years 1922 to 1938, to explore how visual elements were used in poems, novels, and photography to undermine stereotypes. Thaggert identifies an early form of black American modernism characterized by a heightened level of experimentation with visual and verbal techniques for narrating and representing blackness. By paying special attention to visual artists she expands the scope of our understanding of the Harlem Renaissance and contributes to a recognition of the importance of visual culture as a distinct element within black literary studies.