The Great War and the Culture of the New Negro [electronic resource] /
Whalan, Mark,1974-
Gainesville : University Press of Florida,
c2008.
Examining the legacy of the Great War on African American culture, this book considers the work of such canonical writers as W.E.B. Du Bois, Langston Hughes, Nella Larsen and Alain Locke. It also considers the legacy of the war for African Americans as represented in film, photography and anthropology.
Examining the legacy of the Great War on African American culture, this book considers the work of such canonical writers as W.E.B. Du Bois, Langston Hughes, Nella Larsen and Alain Locke. It also considers the legacy of the war for African Americans as represented in film, photography and anthropology.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-288) and index.
"Civilization has met its Waterloo" : the Great War, race, and the canon -- "Over there" -- The Great War and the new negro politics of gender -- "How did they pick John Doe?" : memory, memorial, and the African American Great War.
Description based on print version record.
American literature
African Americans
World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1914-1918