Cambridge Companion to Contemporary African American Literature

"African American literary production has changed in astounding ways since the 1970s. This book provides a systematic and vibrant account of the range and achievements of contemporary Black writers. It considers the history, practice, and future directions of the field"--

List of contents

Introduction Yogita Goyal; Part I. Histories of the Present: 1. African American Citizenship in the Post-Civil Rights Era Margo Crawford; 2. The Politics of Class Rolland Murray; 3. Rethinking Post-Racialism Aida Levy-Hussen; Part II. African American Genres: 4. Afro-Futurism and the Speculative Turn Madhu Dubey; 5. The Black Lyric Anthony Reed; 6. Neo-Slave Imaginaries Christopher Freeburg; 7. Incarceration and Confinement Literature Patrick Elliott Alexander; 8. Satire, Comedy, and Critique Derek Maus; 9. Popular Romance and Literary Undergrounds Aneeka Henderson; Part III. Mapping New Identities and Geographies: 10. Feminist Intersections Sheri Marie Harrison; 11. Queer Bodies in Time GerShun Avilez; 12. Global and Diasporic Worldmaking Nadia Ellis; Part IV. Critical Approaches: 13. African American Soundscapes Shana Redmond; 14. African American Literature and Visual Culture Hayley O'Malley; 15. The Affective Turn Lauren Michele Jackson; 16. Print Culture and Literary Sociology Kinohi Nishikawa; 17. Digital and New Media Cultures of Protest Marisa Parham.

About the author

Yogita Goyal is Professor of African American Studies and English at UCLA and author of Romance, Diaspora, and Black Atlantic Literature (2010) and Runaway Genres: The Global Afterlives of Slavery (2019; winner of ACLA's René Wellek Prize). She edited The Cambridge Companion to Transnational American Literature (2017) and has published widely on African diaspora, postcolonial, and US literature.

Product details

• Authors: Yogita (University of California Goyal
• Assisted by: Yogita Goyal (Editor), Yogita (University of California Goyal (Editor), Goyal Yogita (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.12.2023
• EAN: 9781009159722
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0915972-2
• No. of pages: 320
• Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Slavery & abolition of slavery, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Literary companions, book reviews & guides, Slavery and abolition of slavery, Literary companions, book reviews and guides, Literary studies: from c 2000, Relating to African American / Black American people