Bodies of water in African American literature, music, and film / edited by Sharon A. Lewis and Ama S. Wattley.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lewis, Sharon A., editor.

Wattley, Ama S., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Music--History and criticism.

African Americans.

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

American literature.

Bodies of water in literature.

Water in music.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (159 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, [2023]

Summary:

This is an edited volume of original essays which explore the meaning of bodies of water in creative narratives by African Americans. The contributors explore the representations of still and moving waterbodies across several genres of literature, film, and music. They also deploy socio-historical and environmental theories, in addition to close-reading interpretive strategies, all acknowledging and developing traditional ways of thinking about water in relation to African American experience and culture. The writers gathered here showcase insightful and vigorous research in various art forms, and, together, embody provocative, innovative and refreshing ways to contemplate water in Black American artistic expressivity.

Contents:

Intro

Dedication

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Contributors.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Lewis, Sharon A. Bodies of Water in African American Literature, Music, and Film

ISBN:

9781527502116

1527502112

OCLC:

1381121007