Buch, Englisch, Band 5, 232 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 493 g
Reihe: Critical Literacy Teaching Series: Challenging Authors and Genres
Challenging Authors
Buch, Englisch, Band 5, 232 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 493 g
Reihe: Critical Literacy Teaching Series: Challenging Authors and Genres
ISBN: 978-94-6209-618-9
Verlag: Brill Academic Publishers
Yet, the acknowledgement of AA artists and public intellectuals tends to skew the voices and works of those included toward normalized portrayals that fit well within foundational aspects of the American myths reflected in and perpetuated by traditional schooling. Further, while many AA artists and public intellectuals are distorted by mainstream media, public and political characterizations, and the curriculum, several powerful AA voices are simply omitted, ignored, including James Baldwin.
This edited volume gathers a collection of essays from a wide range of perspectives that confront Baldwin’s impressive and challenging canon as well as his role as a public intellectual. Contributors also explore Baldwin as a confrontational voice during his life and as an enduring call for justice.