Includes bibliographical references (pages 262-274) and index.
"Why has autobiography been central to African-American political speech throughout the twentieth century? What is it about the racialization process that persistently places African-Americans in the position of speaking from personal experience?
In Autobiography and Black Identity Politics: Racialization in Twentieth-Century America Kenneth Mostern illustrates the relationship between narrative and racial categories such as "colored," "Negro," "black," or "African American" in the work of writers such as W.E.B. Du Bois, Zora Neale Hurston, Malcolm X, Paul Robeson, Angela Davis, and bell hooks. This wide-ranging study will interest all those working in African-American studies, cultural studies, and literary theory."--Jacket.
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Autobiography and Black identity politics.
0521641144
African Americans-- Politics and government.
African Americans-- Race identity.
Autobiography-- African American authors.
Autobiography-- Political aspects-- United States.
Autobiographie-- Aspect politique-- États-Unis.
Autobiographie-- Auteurs noirs américains.
Noirs américains-- Identité ethnique.
Noirs américains-- Politique et gouvernement.
African Americans-- Politics and government.
African Americans-- Race identity.
Autobiografie
Autobiografieën.
Autobiography-- African American authors.
Ethnische Beziehungen
Ethnische Identität
Etnisch bewustzijn.
Politik
Race relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Ethnic Studies-- African American Studies.