Upon walking U.S. inner-city streets sooner or later you come upon groups of black kids wearing prison-style outfits; there is a boom box, and rap music. And inevitably you will hear the N-word. Upon entering a district housing migrants in any European city you will encounter almost identical scenes - youngsters dressed in prison style, the boom box, rap. Only most of the kids are of a "white" or olive complexion. They call themselves "Black albinos", "Wiggers" or "white N______."
The world of African America extends throughout the northern, central, southern and insular parts of the American continent. The essays included in this volume take the creation of that world as a single object of study, tracing significant routes and contacts, building comparisons and contrasts. They thus participate in the reworking of traditional approaches to the study of history, the critique of literature and culture, and the production of knowledge. All are engaged in an effort to locate the African American experience within a wider pan-African vision that links the colonial with the postcolonial, the past with the present, the African with the Western. Mapping African America sketches lines that, far from limiting our geography, extend our knowledge of the Africanist influence on and their participation in what is generally called "Western" culture. This creative challenge to traditional disciplines will not only enhance the reader's understanding of African American Studies but will also help forge links with other academic fields of inquiry.
Vier wechselvolle Jahrzehnte deutscher Literatur. Naturalismus, Ästhetizismus, Fin de Siècle, Expressionismus, Dada und Neue Sachlichkeit keine andere Epoche der deutschen Literaturgeschichte wurde von so heterogenen Strömungen bestimmt wie die Zeit zwischen Wilhelminismus und dem Ende der Weimarer Republik. Das Lehrbuch lässt die einzelnen literarischen Richtungen Revue passieren und verortet bis heute nachwirkende Tendenzen. Literatur und Literaturtheorie der Avantgarde und der Moderne werden ausführlich erläutert.
The book delves into the transformative relationship between Ottilie Assing, a daring German journalist, and Frederick Douglass, highlighting their intimate twenty-eight-year connection. It explores their shared intellectual pursuits and collaborative efforts on abolitionist writings, shedding light on the complexities of racial, class, and national boundaries in the nineteenth century. Through this nuanced portrayal, the author provides fresh insights into Douglass's impactful career and the significance of their partnership in shaping their lives and legacies.
