Langston Hughes and the "Nonsense" of Bebop

Lowney looks at how Langston Hughes uses the discord of bepop in "Montage" to render Harlem after WWII as a contested site for the construction of new black public and counterpublic spheres.

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Published in:American literature 2000-06, Vol.72 (2), p.357-385
Main Author: Lowney, John
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African American literature
African American Studies and Black Diaspora
American literature
Black literature
Hughes, Langston (1902-1967)
Jazz
Literary criticism
Literary Theory
Literature and Literary Studies
Poetry
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Summary:Lowney looks at how Langston Hughes uses the discord of bepop in "Montage" to render Harlem after WWII as a contested site for the construction of new black public and counterpublic spheres.
ISSN:0002-9831
1527-2117
DOI:10.1215/00029831-72-2-357