Loose canons : notes on the culture wars Henry Louis Gates, Jr

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gates, Henry Louis, Jr.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American literature--African American authors--History and criticism--Theory, etc.

American literature.

American literature--Study and teaching (Higher).

Literature and society--United States.

Literature and society.

African Americans--Intellectual life.

African Americans.

Culture conflict--United States.

Culture conflict.

African Americans in literature.

Race in literature.

Canon (Literature).

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xix, 199 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 1992.

Summary:

Examines multiculturism in American literature and the cultural diversity found in the American classroom.

Contents:

Canon confidential: a Sam Slade caper

The master's pieces: on canon formation and the African-American tradition

Writing, "Race" and the difference it makes

Talking black: critical signs of the times

"Tell me, sir ... what IS "black" literature?"

Integrating the American mind

African-American studies in the 21st century

"What's in a name?" Some meanings of blackness

The big picture

Trading on the margin: notes on the culture of criticism.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Pennsylvania Abolition Society Complimentary Collection.

Other Format:

Online version: Gates, Henry Louis. Loose canons.

ISBN:

0195075196

9780195075199

OCLC:

24543753

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