Outside Literary Studies: Black Criticism and the University

by Andy Hines

Book Overview

A timely reconsideration of the history of the profession, Outside Literary Studies investigates how midcentury Black writers built a critical practice tuned to the struggle against racism and colonialism.

This striking contribution to Black literary studies examines the practices of Black writers in the mid-twentieth century to revise our understanding of the institutionalization of literary studies in America. Andy Hines uncovers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226818586
• ISBN13: 9780226818580
• Release Date: May 2022
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"