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Black pulp : genre fiction in the shadow of Jim Crow / Brooks E. Hefner.

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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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