| Black Skin, Blue Books: African Americans and Wales, 1845-1945 Contributor(s): Williams, Daniel G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0708319874 ISBN-13: 9780708319871 Publisher: University of Wales Press OUR PRICE: $27.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2012 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - African American - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 820.9 |
| Series: Writing Wales in English |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (1.10 lbs) 357 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Black Skin, Blue Books" is a major contribution to the field of comparative transatlantic studies, as it analyzes the ways in which African Americans and the Welsh have defined themselves as minorities within larger nation states. This volume examines friendships and cultural exchanges between African Americans and the Welsh, such as actor Paul Robeson s connections with socialists in Welsh mining communities and novelist Ralph Ellison s stories about his experiences as a GI stationed in wartime Swansea. Offering insights into national and ethnic identity, this wide-ranging book draws on literary, historical, visual, and musical sources to open new avenues of research in Welsh and African American studies: nationalism and assimilationism, religion and secularism, language and race, and cultural identity and political citizenship." |
Contributor Bio(s): Williams, Daniel G.: - Daniel G. Williams is a senior lecturer in English and the director of the Richard Burton Centre for the Study of Wales at Swansea University. |