Race and the literary encounter : black literature from James Weldon Johnson to Percival Everett /
Lesley Larkin.
- Bloomington : Indiana University Press, (c)2015.
- 1 online resource.
- Blacks in the diaspora .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction: Scenes of reading, scenes of racialization: modern and contemporary black literature -- Unbinding the double audience: James Weldon Johnson -- Speakerly reading: Zora Neale Hurston -- Close reading "You": Ralph Ellison -- Erasing precious: Sapphire and Percival Everett -- Reading and being read: Jamaica Kincaid -- Epilogue: Toward a theory and pedagogy of responsible reading: Toni Morrison.
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American literature--African American authors--History and criticism. Race in literature. Books and reading--Social aspects--United States. African Americans--Books and reading. African Americans in literature. Identity (Psychology) in literature.