Contemporary African American Literature The Living Canon |
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| Editor:
| King, Lovalerie
Moody-Turner, Shirley |
| Contribution by:
| Dickson-Carr, Darryl
Dunbar, Eve
Graaff, Kristina
Phelps, Carmen L.
Peterson, James Braxton
Stallings, L. H.
Harris, Trudier
Rambsy, Howard
Williams, Dana A.
Carr, Greg
Randall, Alice
Green, David F.
Johnson, Mat
Shockley, Evie
Deas, Pia
Schur, Richard
Graham, Maryemma
Southgate, Martha |
| Series title: | Blacks in the Diaspora Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-253-00625-7 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2013 |
| Publisher: | Indiana University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $85.00 |
Book Description:
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The essays in this volume offer access to some of the most innovative contemporary black fiction in America and address important issues in current African American literary studies. Distinguished scholars join writers and younger scholars to explore the work of Toni Morrison, Edward P. Jones, Trey Ellis, Paul Beatty, Mat Johnson, Kyle Baker, Danzy Senna, Nikki Turner, and many others. Together these essays make the case that diversity, innovation, and canon expansion are essential...
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The essays in this volume offer access to some of the most innovative contemporary black fiction in America and address important issues in current African American literary studies. Distinguished scholars join writers and younger scholars to explore the work of Toni Morrison, Edward P. Jones, Trey Ellis, Paul Beatty, Mat Johnson, Kyle Baker, Danzy Senna, Nikki Turner, and many others. Together these essays make the case that diversity, innovation, and canon expansion are essential to maintaining the vitality of African American literary studies.