Transatlantic Cultural Exchange African American Women's Art and Activism in West Germany

From Josephine Baker's performances in the 1920s to the 1970s solidarity campaigns for Angela Davis, from Audre Lorde as "mother" of the Afro-German movement in the 1980s to the literary stardom of 1993 Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison, Germans have actively engaged with African American...

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Autor principal: Gerund, Katharina (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bielefeld : Transcript 2014.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
American Culture Studies ; v. 5.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Sumario:From Josephine Baker's performances in the 1920s to the 1970s solidarity campaigns for Angela Davis, from Audre Lorde as "mother" of the Afro-German movement in the 1980s to the literary stardom of 1993 Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison, Germans have actively engaged with African American women's art and activism throughout the 20th century. The discursive strategies that have shaped the (West) German reactions to African American women's social activism and cultural work are examined in this study, which proposes not only a nuanced understanding of "African Americanizations" as a form of cultural.
Descripción Física:1 recurso electrónico
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
ISBN:9783839422731