BREAKING THE SIGNIFYING CHAIN: A NEW BLUEPRINT FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERARY STUDIES

Mullen wants to consider why the argument that was so clearly important to writers 60 years ago--namely, that African-American experience and literature are primarily of and about the working class--is so unclear to critics of African-American literature today. To do so, he borrows from Richard Wrig...

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Published in:Modern fiction studies 2001-04, Vol.47 (1), p.145-163
Main Author: Mullen, Bill V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African American culture
African American literature
African American studies
African Americans
American literature
Anthologies
Black literature
Douglass, Frederick (1818-1895)
Harlem Renaissance poetry
Literary criticism
Literary studies
Literature
Proletariat
Social classes
Wright, Richard (1908-1960)
Writers
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Summary:Mullen wants to consider why the argument that was so clearly important to writers 60 years ago--namely, that African-American experience and literature are primarily of and about the working class--is so unclear to critics of African-American literature today. To do so, he borrows from Richard Wright's idea of a map or blueprint that will perhaps lead to new ways of thinking through the interconnectedness of African-American and working-class experience, particularly in light of helpful critical trends and benchmark moments in African-American literary studies.
ISSN:0026-7724
1080-658X
1080-658X
DOI:10.1353/mfs.2001.0007