TY - JOUR
T1 - African American Literature and the Politics of the Archive
AU - Ryan, Laura
PY - 2020/7/1
Y1 - 2020/7/1
N2 - Jean-Christophe Cloutier's book combines close readings of literary texts by African American writers with rigorous attention to the practices and politics of the archive. He identifies a particular “archival sensibility” developed by Black artists at a time (roughly between the end of the Harlem Renaissance and the advent of the Black Arts Movement) when institutional interest in their work was often negligible. In doing so, Cloutier invites the reader to reflect upon how archives continue to shape (and often reshape) the legacies of Black writers today.
AB - Jean-Christophe Cloutier's book combines close readings of literary texts by African American writers with rigorous attention to the practices and politics of the archive. He identifies a particular “archival sensibility” developed by Black artists at a time (roughly between the end of the Harlem Renaissance and the advent of the Black Arts Movement) when institutional interest in their work was often negligible. In doing so, Cloutier invites the reader to reflect upon how archives continue to shape (and often reshape) the legacies of Black writers today.
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.5325/resoamerlitestud.42.2.0312
U2 - 10.5325/resoamerlitestud.42.2.0312
DO - 10.5325/resoamerlitestud.42.2.0312
M3 - Article
SN - 0048-7384
JO - Resources for American Literary Study
JF - Resources for American Literary Study
ER -