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Black pulp : genre fiction in the shadow of Jim Crow / Brooks E. Hefner.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hefner, Brooks E., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- American fiction--20th century--History and criticism.
- American fiction.
- American fiction--African American authors--History and criticism.
- African American newspapers--History--20th century.
- African American newspapers.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (216 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis, Minnesota : University of Minnesota Press, [2021]
- Summary:
- "A deep dive into mid-century African American newspapers, exploring how Black pulp fiction reassembled genre formulas in the service of racial justice"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Introduction: Signifying Genre, Articulating Race
- Chapter 1. Beneath the Harlem Renaissance: The Rise of Black Popular Fiction
- Chapter 2. Romancing the Race: The Politics of Black Love Stories
- Chapter 3. News from Elsewhere: Speculative Fiction in the Black Press
- Chapter 4. Battling White Supremacy: A Prehistory of the Black Superhero
- Conclusion: Writing New Histories
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Index
- About the Author.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Hefner, Brooks E. Black pulp
- ISBN:
- 9781452966779
- 145296677X
- 9781452966786
- 1452966788
- OCLC:
- 1266200664
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