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What Books by African American Women Were Acquired by American Academic Libraries? [electronic resource] : A Study of Institutional Legitimation, Exclusion, and Implicit Censorship
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Black, Kimberly.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African American women authors--Library resources.
- American literature--African American authors--Library resources.
- African American women authors.
- American literature--Library resources--African American authors.
- American literature.
- Local Subjects:
- African American women authors--Library resources.
- American literature--African American authors--Library resources.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (228 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lewiston : The Edwin Mellen Press, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This study examines the publication, review and collection of fiction and poetry titles written by African-American women, published between 1980-1990 by Association of Research Libraries member academic libraries located in the United States. It is an examination of institutionalized legitimizing social forces and their influence on the collection and sanctioning of knowledge as expressed through academic library collections.
- Contents:
- WHAT BOOKS BY AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN WERE ACQUIRED BY AMERICAN ACADEMIC LIBRARIES?: A Study of Institutional Legitimation, Exclusion, and Implicit Censorship; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1 - Actors and Context; Chapter 2 - Expressive Culture, Social Power, Knowledge and Knowledge Institutions; Chapter 3 - Publishing African-American Women Writers: ""Breaking the First Seal""; Chapter 4 - Reviewing African-American Women Writers - ""Making a Book Known""
- Chapter 5 - Collecting African-American Women's Literary Works: The Margin as a Space of Radical OpennessChapter 6 - Conclusion; Bibliography; Appendices; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-7734-4384-3
- OCLC:
- 850162188
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