An Analysis of Zora Heale Hurston's Characteristics of Negro Expression

ISBN-13: 9781912302871 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 94 str.

Aguirre, Mercedes

Opis

Using material collected on anthropological expeditions to the South, Zora Neale Hurston explains how expression in African American culture in the early 20th century departs from the art of white America. At the time, African American art was often criticized for copying white culture.

Spis treści

Ways In to the Text  Who was Zora Heale Hurston?  What does Characteristics of Negro Expression Say?  Why does Characteristics of Negro Expression Matter?  Section 1: Influences  Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context  Module 2: Academic Context  Module 3: The Problem  Module 4: The Author's Contribution  Section 2: Ideas  Module 5: Main Ideas  Module 6: Secondary Ideas  Module 7: Achievement  Module 8: Place in the Author's Work  Section 3: Impact  Module 9: The First Responses  Module 10: The Evolving Debate  Module 11: Impact and Influence Today  Module 12: Where Next?  Glossary of Terms  People Mentioned in the Text  Works Cited