What's a Black critic to do? : interviews, profiles, and reviews of Black writers / Donna Bailey Nurse.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bailey Nurse, Donna, 1961-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Canadian literature--Black authors--History and criticism.

Canadian literature.

American literature--African American authors--History and criticism.

American literature.

African Americans--Intellectual life.

African Americans.

Black people--Canada--Intellectual life.

Black people.

African Americans in literature.

Black people in literature.

Race in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 p.)

Place of Publication:

Toronto, Ont. : Insomniac Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This groundbreaking collection of profiles, interviews, essays and reviews on such well-known black writers and artists as Nalo Hopkinson, Dionne Brand, Austin Clarke, Lawrence Hill and Edwidge Danticat constitutes a frank conversation on the significance of race in contemporary Black Canadian and American literature. What's a Black Critic to Do? is for anyone looking for a way to talk about the sometimes-taboo topic of race, as it appears in novels, movies and plays. Of interest to Black readers as well as teachers, librarians and book club members, this book is a vital snapshot of contempora

Contents:

Table of Contents; Preface; By Way of Introduction; Profiles; Interviews; Reviews; Coda

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-280-91061-5

9786610910618

1-4593-0913-8

1-897414-53-6

OCLC:

171582117