Inventing the New Negro: Narrative, Culture, and Ethnography

Daphne Lamothe

Published by University of Pennsylvania Press 2008

Inventing the New Negro

Narrative, Culture, and Ethnography

Daphne Lamothe

https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812204049

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About this book

Daphne Lamothe explores how many black writers and intellectuals in the early twentieth century adapted ethnography and folklore in their narratives to create a cohesive, collective, and modern Black identity.

Author / Editor information

Daphne Lamothe teaches Afro-American studies at Smith College.

Reviews

"Daphne Lamothe has brought together history of science, literary criticism, and the analysis of a seasoned scholar of the New Negro movement in a way that simply has never been done before. Inventing the New Negro will start new conversations and develop new lines of inquiry. It is a brave and thoughtful book."—Lee D. Baker, Duke University

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
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Chapter 1: Ethnography and the New Negro Imagination Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 2: Men of Science in the Post-Slavery Era Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	21
Chapter 3: Raising the Veil: Racial Divides and Ethnographic Crossings in The Souls of Black Folk Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	44
Chapter 4: Striking Out into the Interior: Travel, Imperialism, and Ethnographic Perspectives in The Autobiography of an Ex -Colored Man Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	69
Chapter 5: Living Culture in Sterling Brown's Southern Road Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	91
Chapter 6: Woman Dancing Culture: Katherine Dunham’s Dance/ Anthropology Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	115
Chapter 7: Narrative Dissonance: Conflict and Contradiction in Hurston’s Caribbean Ethnography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	141
Chapter 8: Their Eyes Were Watching God and the Vodou Intertext Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	160
Chapter 9: Afterword Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	179
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	183
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	219
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	231

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Language: English
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 240
Keywords: Literature; African-American Studies; African Studies; Cultural Studies

eBook

Published: March 1, 2013
ISBN: 9780812204049