A genealogy of literary multiculturalism / Christopher Douglas.

Author/creator Douglas, Christopher, 1968-
Format Book
Publication InfoIthaca : Cornell University Press, 2009.
Descriptionvii, 372 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
American literature--Minority authors. --History and criticism.
American literature--20th century. --History and criticism.
Multiculturalism in literature.
Minorities in literature.
Literature and anthropology--United States. --History. --20th century.
Multiculturalism--United States. --History. --20th century.
Anthropology--United States. --History. --20th century.

Contents Zora Neale Hurston, D'Arcy McNickle, and the culture of anthropology -- Richard Wright, Robert Park, and the literature of sociology -- Jade Snow Wong, Ralph Ellison, and desegregation -- John Okada and the sociology of internment -- Américo Paredes and the folklore of the border -- Toni Morrison, Frank Chin, and cultural nationalisms, 1965-1975 -- N. Scott Momaday : blood and identity -- Ishmael Reed and the search for survivals -- Gloria Anzaldúa, Aztlán, and Aztec survivals -- Conclusion : the multicultural complex and the incoherence of literary multiculturalism.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 345-361) and index.
LCCN 2008039460
ISBN9780801447693 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0801447690 (cloth : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks PS 153.M56 D68 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold