'Bitter with the Past but Sweet with the Dream': Communism in the African American Imaginary
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'Bitter with the Past but Sweet with the Dream': Communism in the African American Imaginary
Representations of the Communist Party, 1940-1952
Bergin, Cathy
Brill
05/2015
222
Dura
Inglês
9789004263727
15 a 20 dias
The book is an examination of the impact of Communism on a generation of African American writers and a consideration of how African American identity in three novels is constructed in relation to the political ideology of the Communist Party.
Acknowledgements Introduction PART I: RADICAL ALLIANCES Chapter One: Towards Soviet America' 1.1 Determinations and determinism: Lenin, Stalin and the Comintern 1.2 Swearing allegiances: Garveyism and Communism 1.3 Trials on trial: Yokine2.1n and Scottsboro Chapter Two: The Liberator (1929-1935) 2.1 The Liberator: the black bourgeoisie and revolutionary tradition 2.2 The Liberator: interracial solidarity and internationalism 2.3 The Liberator: black cultural politics Chapter Three: Native Son: Ghetto Nightmares 3.1 Poor Richard Wright': the black protest novel 3.2 A room of one's own?: Bigger, rage and consciousness 3.3 Russian folks': The Communist Party in Native Son PART II: BETRAYALS AND DEFEAT Chapter Four: Communism is the Twentieth Century Americanism' 4.1 Popular Front: remaking African American culture 4.2 Peace and war: shifting priorities Chapter five: Lonely Crusade: Union Dues 5.1 History as nightmare': The critical reception of Lonely Crusade 5.2 This illusion of manhood': Lee Gordon, rage and impotence 5.3 Sure, I longs to the Party. But I is a nigger first': the Communist Party in Lonely Crusade Chapter six: Invisible Man: Un-American Activities 6.1 Beautiful absurdity': Ellison, responsibility and identity 6.2 Riding race again': the Communist Party in Invisible Man Conclusion Bibliography Index
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The book is an examination of the impact of Communism on a generation of African American writers and a consideration of how African American identity in three novels is constructed in relation to the political ideology of the Communist Party.
Acknowledgements Introduction PART I: RADICAL ALLIANCES Chapter One: Towards Soviet America' 1.1 Determinations and determinism: Lenin, Stalin and the Comintern 1.2 Swearing allegiances: Garveyism and Communism 1.3 Trials on trial: Yokine2.1n and Scottsboro Chapter Two: The Liberator (1929-1935) 2.1 The Liberator: the black bourgeoisie and revolutionary tradition 2.2 The Liberator: interracial solidarity and internationalism 2.3 The Liberator: black cultural politics Chapter Three: Native Son: Ghetto Nightmares 3.1 Poor Richard Wright': the black protest novel 3.2 A room of one's own?: Bigger, rage and consciousness 3.3 Russian folks': The Communist Party in Native Son PART II: BETRAYALS AND DEFEAT Chapter Four: Communism is the Twentieth Century Americanism' 4.1 Popular Front: remaking African American culture 4.2 Peace and war: shifting priorities Chapter five: Lonely Crusade: Union Dues 5.1 History as nightmare': The critical reception of Lonely Crusade 5.2 This illusion of manhood': Lee Gordon, rage and impotence 5.3 Sure, I longs to the Party. But I is a nigger first': the Communist Party in Lonely Crusade Chapter six: Invisible Man: Un-American Activities 6.1 Beautiful absurdity': Ellison, responsibility and identity 6.2 Riding race again': the Communist Party in Invisible Man Conclusion Bibliography Index
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