Rewriting America new essays on the Federal Writers' Project / edited by Sara Rutkowski.
| Other author | Rutkowski, Sara. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2022] |
| Description | xi, 270 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Editor's Introduction: Sara Rutkowski -- Part I: Politics, Purpose, and Vision -- Chapter 1: Three Lenses on the Legacy of the Federal Writers' Project -- Chapter 2: Henry Alsberg: Architect and Defender of the Project and its Legacies -- Chapter 3: Understanding the Living Lore Units: B. A. Botkin, Folklore, and Creative Writing on the FWP -- Chapter 4: "Shadows of Tragic Premonition": The Native Son and the Federal Writers' Project -- Part II: The American Scene -- Chapter 5: State Guides then and Now: From Controversial New Deal Project to National Treasure -- Chapter 6: Of Conquistadors and Corridos: Aurora Lucero-White and the New Mexico Federal Writers' Project -- Chapter 7: Lyle Saxon: The FWP, Identity, and Historical Tourism in New Orleans -- Chapter 8: A View from the Boardwalk: The New York City Guide and Coney Island Hypertext -- Part III: Raw Material and Opportunity -- Chapter 9: "Crime and Juvenile Delinquency-My Pet Hobby at Present": Margaret Walker and the FWP in Chicago -- Chapter 10: Ernest J. Gaines's Literary and Historical Strategies in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman: Imitating the Federal Writers' Project Slave Narratives -- Chapter 11: Eddie Shimano and Gerald Chan Sieg: Asian American Writers in the FWP -- Chapter 12: A View of the Archives: Ralph Ellison's Collection of Children's Rhymes for the FWP -- Afterword -- Contributors -- Index -- Back Cover. |
| Abstract | Established in 1935, the Federal Writers' Project (FWP) sent over 6,500 unemployed historians, teachers, writers, and librarians out to document America's past and present in the midst of the Great Depression. The English poet W. H. Auden referred to this New Deal program as "one of the noblest and most absurd undertakings ever attempted by any state." Featuring original work by scholars from a range of disciplinary perspectives, this edited collection provides fresh insights into how this extraordinary program helped transform American culture. In addition to examining some of the major twentieth-century writers whose careers the FWP helped to launch--including Ralph Ellison, Richard Wright, and Margaret Walker--Rewriting America presents new perspectives on the role of African Americans, Mexican Americans, Asian Americans, and women on the project. Essays also address how the project's goals continue to resonate with contemporary realities in the midst of major economic and cultural upheaval. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2023289212 |
| ISBN | 9781625346995 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1625346999 hardcover |
| ISBN | 9781625347008 paperback |
| ISBN | 1625347006 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic book |