Popular fronts : Chicago and African-American cultural politics, 1935-46 / Bill V. Mullen.

Author/creator Mullen, Bill, 1959-
Format Book
Publication InfoUrbana : University of Illinois Press, ©1999.
Descriptionxi, 242 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
American literature--Illinois. --Chicago. --History and criticism.
American literature--African American authors. --History and criticism.
American literature--20th century. --History and criticism.
African Americans--Illinois. --Chicago. --Intellectual life.
African Americans--Illinois. --Chicago. --Social conditions.
African Americans in literature.
Chicago (Ill.)--Intellectual life. --20th century.

Contents Chicago and the politics of reputation: Richard Wright's long black shadow -- Turning white space into Black space: the Chicago Defender and the creation of the cultural front -- Artists in uniform: the South Side Community Art Center and the defense of culture -- Worker-writers in Bronzeville: Negro story and the African-American "Little" magazine -- Genre politics/cultural politics: the short story and the new Black fiction market -- Engendering the cultural front: Gwendolyn Brooks, Black women, and class struggle in poetry -- American daughters, fifth columns, and lonely crusades: purge, emigration, and exile in Chicago -- Postscript: Bronzeville today.
Local noteLittle-312268--305131012537V
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 213-235) and index.
LCCN 98019740
ISBN0252024400 (acid-free paper)
ISBN0252067487 (pbk. : acid-free paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks PS285.C47 M85 1999 ✔ Available Place Hold