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African American Literary Theory is an extraordinary gift to literary studies. It is necessary, authoritative and thorough. The timing of this book is superb!" Karla F.C. Holloway, Duke University "The influence of African American literature can be attributed, in no small part, to the literary theorists gathered in this collection. This is a superb anthology that represents a diversity of voices and points of view, and a much needed historical retrospective of how African American literary theory has developed." Marlon B. Ross, University of Michigan "A volume of great conceptual significance and originality in its focus on the development of African American literary theory." Farah Jasmine Griffin, University of Pennsylvania African American Literary Theory: A Readeris the first volume to document the central texts and arguments in African American literary theory from the 1920s through the present. As the volume progresses chronologically from the rise of a black aesthetic criticism, through the Blacks Arts Movement, feminism, structuralism and poststructuralism, and the rise of queer theory, it focuses on the key arguments, themes, and debates in each period. By constantly bringing attention to the larger political and cultural issues at stake in the interpretation of literary texts, the critics gathered here have contributed mightily to the prominence and popularity of African American literature in this country and abroad. African American Literary Theoryprovides a unique historical analysis of how these thinkers have shaped literary theory, and literature at large, and will be a indispensable text for the study of African American intellectual culture. Contributors include Sandra Adell, Michael Awkward, Houston A. Baker, Jr., Hazel V. Carby, Barbara Christian, W.E.B. DuBois, Ann duCille, Ralph Ellison, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Addison Gayle Jr., Carolyn F. Gerald, Evelynn Hammonds, Phillip Brian Harper, Mae Gwendolyn Henderson, Stephen E. Henderson, Karla F.C. Holloway, Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, LeRoi Jones (Amiri Baraka), Joyce A. Joyce, Alain Locke, Wahneema Lubiano, Deborah E. McDowell, Harryette Mullen, Larry Neal, Charles I. Nero, Robert F. Reid-Pharr, Marlon B. Ross, George S. Schuyler, Barbara Smith, Valerie Smith, Hortense J. Spillers, Sherley Anne Williams, and Richard Wright.
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Acknowledgments p. xiii
Introduction p. 1
Part 1 The 1920s to the 1960s: Affirming a Black Aesthetic p. 15
1. Criteria of Negro Art W. E. B. DuBois p. 17
2. The Negro-Art Hokum George S. Schuyler p. 24
3. The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain Langston Hughes p. 27
4. Characteristics of Negro Expression Zora Neale Hurston p. 31
5. Blueprint for Negro Writing Richard Wright p. 45
6. What White Publishers Won't Print Zora Neale Hurston p. 54
7. Self-Criticism: The Third Dimension in Culture Alain Locke p. 58
8. Expressive Language LeRoi Jones and Amiri Baraka p. 62
9. Brave Words for a Startling Occasion Ralph Ellison p. 66
10. And Shine Swam On: An Afterword Larry Neal p. 69
11. The Black Writer and His Role Carolyn F. Gerald p. 81
Part 2 The 1970s: The Onset of Theory and the Emergence of Black Feminist Critique p. 87
12. Some Reflections on the Black Aesthetic Larry Neal p. 89
13. Cultural Strangulation: Black Literature and the White Aesthetic Addison Gayle, Jr. p. 92
14. Inside the Funk Shop: A Word on Black Words Stephen E. Henderson p. 97
15. Saturation: Progress Report on a Theory of Black Poetry Stephen E. Henderson p. 102
16. On the Criticism of Black American Literature: One View of the Black Aesthetic Houston A. Baker, Jr. p. 113
17. Toward a Black Feminist Criticism Barbara Smith p. 132
18. Preface to Blackness: Text and Pretext Henry Louis Gates, Jr. p. 147
Part 3 The 1980s: Poststructuralism and the Growth of Feminist Theory p. 165
19. New Directions for Black Feminist Criticism Deborah E. McDowell p. 167
20. Generational Shifts and the Recent Criticism of Afro-American Literature Houston A. Baker, Jr. p. 179
21. Some Implications of Womanist Theory Sherley Anne Williams p. 218
22. Belief, Theory, and Blues: Notes for a Post-Structuralist Criticism of Afro-American Literature Houston A. Baker, Jr. p. 224
23. "Woman's Era": Rethinking Black Feminist Theory Hazel V. Carby p. 242
24. Mama's Baby, Papa's Maybe: An American Grammar Book Hortense J. Spillers p. 257
25. The Race for Theory Barbara Christian p. 280
26. The Black Canon: Reconstructing Black American Literary Criticism Joyce A. Joyce p. 290
27. "What's Love Got to Do with It?": Critical Theory, Integrity, and the Black Idiom Henry Louis Gates, Jr. p. 298
28. In Dubious Battle Houston A. Baker, Jr. p. 313
29. "Who the Cap Fit": Unconsciousness and Unconscionableness in the Criticism of Houston A. Baker, Jr., and Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Joyce A. Joyce p. 319
30. Appropriative Gestures: Theory and Afro-American Literary Criticism Michael Awkward p. 331
31. Introduction to The Signifying Monkey: A Theory of Afro-American Literary Criticism Henry Louis Gates, Jr. p. 339
32. Speaking in Tongues: Dialogics, Dialectics, and the Black Woman Writer's Literary Tradition Mae Gwendolyn Henderson p. 348
33. Black Feminist Theory and the Representation of the "Other" Valerie Smith p. 369
Part 4 The 1990s: Feminist Expansions, Queer Theory, and the Turn to Cultural Studies p. 385
34. Revision and (Re)membrance: A Theory of Literary Structures in Literature by African-American Women Writers Karla F. C. Holloway p. 387
35. Toward a Black Gay Aesthetic: Signifying in Contemporary Black Gay Literature Charles I. Nero p. 399
36. Theoretical Returns Houston A. Baker, Jr. p. 421
37. Phallus(ies) of Interpretation: Toward Engendering the Black Critical "I" Ann duCille p. 443
38. Nationalism and Social Division in Black Arts Poetry of the 1960s Phillip Brian Harper p. 460
39. The Problems with Silence and Exclusiveness in the African American Literary Community Joyce A. Joyce p. 475
40. Black (W)holes and the Geometry of Black Female Sexuality Evelynn Hammonds p. 482
41. Some Glances at the Black Fag: Race, Same-Sex Desire, and Cultural Belonging Marlon B. Ross p. 498
42. The Crisis in Black American Literary Criticism and the Postmodern Cures of Houston A. Baker, Jr., and Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Sandra Adell p. 523
43. A Black Man's Place in Black Feminist Criticism Michael Awkward p. 540
44. Black Feminist Thinking: The "Practice" of "Theory" Deborah E. McDowell p. 557
45. "All the Things You Could Be by Now, If Sigmund Freud's Wife Was Your Mother": Psychoanalysis and Race Hortense J. Spillers p. 580
46. Tearing the Goat's Flesh: Homosexuality, Abjection, and the Production of a Late Twentieth-Century Black Masculinity Robert F. Reid-Pharr p. 602
47. African Signs and Spirit Writing Harryette Mullen p. 623
48. Mapping the Interstices between Afro-American Cultural Discourse and Cultural Studies: A Prolegomenon Wahneema Lubiano p. 643
49. Cultural Narratives Passed On: African American Mourning Stories Karla F. C. Holloway p. 653
50. Introduction to Race Men: The W. E. B. Du Bois Lectures Hazel V. Carby p. 660
51. Malcolm's Conk and Danto's Colors; or, Four Logical Petitions Concerning Race, Beauty, and Aesthetics Paul C. Taylor p. 665
Suggested Readings since the 1970s for African American Literary/Cultural Theory: A Select Bibliography p. 673
Contributors p. 691
Permissions p. 697
Index p. 701
Introduction p. 1
Part 1 The 1920s to the 1960s: Affirming a Black Aesthetic p. 15
1. Criteria of Negro Art W. E. B. DuBois p. 17
2. The Negro-Art Hokum George S. Schuyler p. 24
3. The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain Langston Hughes p. 27
4. Characteristics of Negro Expression Zora Neale Hurston p. 31
5. Blueprint for Negro Writing Richard Wright p. 45
6. What White Publishers Won't Print Zora Neale Hurston p. 54
7. Self-Criticism: The Third Dimension in Culture Alain Locke p. 58
8. Expressive Language LeRoi Jones and Amiri Baraka p. 62
9. Brave Words for a Startling Occasion Ralph Ellison p. 66
10. And Shine Swam On: An Afterword Larry Neal p. 69
11. The Black Writer and His Role Carolyn F. Gerald p. 81
Part 2 The 1970s: The Onset of Theory and the Emergence of Black Feminist Critique p. 87
12. Some Reflections on the Black Aesthetic Larry Neal p. 89
13. Cultural Strangulation: Black Literature and the White Aesthetic Addison Gayle, Jr. p. 92
14. Inside the Funk Shop: A Word on Black Words Stephen E. Henderson p. 97
15. Saturation: Progress Report on a Theory of Black Poetry Stephen E. Henderson p. 102
16. On the Criticism of Black American Literature: One View of the Black Aesthetic Houston A. Baker, Jr. p. 113
17. Toward a Black Feminist Criticism Barbara Smith p. 132
18. Preface to Blackness: Text and Pretext Henry Louis Gates, Jr. p. 147
Part 3 The 1980s: Poststructuralism and the Growth of Feminist Theory p. 165
19. New Directions for Black Feminist Criticism Deborah E. McDowell p. 167
20. Generational Shifts and the Recent Criticism of Afro-American Literature Houston A. Baker, Jr. p. 179
21. Some Implications of Womanist Theory Sherley Anne Williams p. 218
22. Belief, Theory, and Blues: Notes for a Post-Structuralist Criticism of Afro-American Literature Houston A. Baker, Jr. p. 224
23. "Woman's Era": Rethinking Black Feminist Theory Hazel V. Carby p. 242
24. Mama's Baby, Papa's Maybe: An American Grammar Book Hortense J. Spillers p. 257
25. The Race for Theory Barbara Christian p. 280
26. The Black Canon: Reconstructing Black American Literary Criticism Joyce A. Joyce p. 290
27. "What's Love Got to Do with It?": Critical Theory, Integrity, and the Black Idiom Henry Louis Gates, Jr. p. 298
28. In Dubious Battle Houston A. Baker, Jr. p. 313
29. "Who the Cap Fit": Unconsciousness and Unconscionableness in the Criticism of Houston A. Baker, Jr., and Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Joyce A. Joyce p. 319
30. Appropriative Gestures: Theory and Afro-American Literary Criticism Michael Awkward p. 331
31. Introduction to The Signifying Monkey: A Theory of Afro-American Literary Criticism Henry Louis Gates, Jr. p. 339
32. Speaking in Tongues: Dialogics, Dialectics, and the Black Woman Writer's Literary Tradition Mae Gwendolyn Henderson p. 348
33. Black Feminist Theory and the Representation of the "Other" Valerie Smith p. 369
Part 4 The 1990s: Feminist Expansions, Queer Theory, and the Turn to Cultural Studies p. 385
34. Revision and (Re)membrance: A Theory of Literary Structures in Literature by African-American Women Writers Karla F. C. Holloway p. 387
35. Toward a Black Gay Aesthetic: Signifying in Contemporary Black Gay Literature Charles I. Nero p. 399
36. Theoretical Returns Houston A. Baker, Jr. p. 421
37. Phallus(ies) of Interpretation: Toward Engendering the Black Critical "I" Ann duCille p. 443
38. Nationalism and Social Division in Black Arts Poetry of the 1960s Phillip Brian Harper p. 460
39. The Problems with Silence and Exclusiveness in the African American Literary Community Joyce A. Joyce p. 475
40. Black (W)holes and the Geometry of Black Female Sexuality Evelynn Hammonds p. 482
41. Some Glances at the Black Fag: Race, Same-Sex Desire, and Cultural Belonging Marlon B. Ross p. 498
42. The Crisis in Black American Literary Criticism and the Postmodern Cures of Houston A. Baker, Jr., and Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Sandra Adell p. 523
43. A Black Man's Place in Black Feminist Criticism Michael Awkward p. 540
44. Black Feminist Thinking: The "Practice" of "Theory" Deborah E. McDowell p. 557
45. "All the Things You Could Be by Now, If Sigmund Freud's Wife Was Your Mother": Psychoanalysis and Race Hortense J. Spillers p. 580
46. Tearing the Goat's Flesh: Homosexuality, Abjection, and the Production of a Late Twentieth-Century Black Masculinity Robert F. Reid-Pharr p. 602
47. African Signs and Spirit Writing Harryette Mullen p. 623
48. Mapping the Interstices between Afro-American Cultural Discourse and Cultural Studies: A Prolegomenon Wahneema Lubiano p. 643
49. Cultural Narratives Passed On: African American Mourning Stories Karla F. C. Holloway p. 653
50. Introduction to Race Men: The W. E. B. Du Bois Lectures Hazel V. Carby p. 660
51. Malcolm's Conk and Danto's Colors; or, Four Logical Petitions Concerning Race, Beauty, and Aesthetics Paul C. Taylor p. 665
Suggested Readings since the 1970s for African American Literary/Cultural Theory: A Select Bibliography p. 673
Contributors p. 691
Permissions p. 697
Index p. 701
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