The Cambridge companion to contemporary African American literature African American citizenship in the post civil rights era Margo Crawford The politics of class Rolland Murray Rethinking post racialism Aida Levy Hussen Afro futurism and the speculative turn Madhu Dubey The Black lyric Anthony Reed Neo slave imaginaries Christopher Freeburg Incarceration and confinement literature Patrick Elliott Alexander Satire comedy and critique Derek Maus Popular romance and literary undergrounds Aneeka Henderson Feminist intersections Sheri Marie Harrison Queer bodies in time GerShun Avilez Global and diasporic worldmaking Nadia Ellis African American soundscapes Shana Redmond African American literature and visual culture Hayley OMalley The affective turn Lauren Michele Jackson Print culture and literary sociology Kinohi Nishikawa Digital and new media cultures of protest Marisa Parham. African American literary production has changed in astounding ways since the 1970s. This book provides a systematic and vibrant account of the range and achievements of contemporary Black writers. It considers the history practice and future directions of the field