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The Chronology Of Harlem, Danielle Carr
The Chronology Of Harlem, Danielle Carr
Open Educational Resources
this course covers the chronology of harlem and the building of freshman composition genres for the high school student
Creating New Suns: Early Examples Of Afrofuturist Literature, Makeba Lavan
Creating New Suns: Early Examples Of Afrofuturist Literature, Makeba Lavan
Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
Over the last twenty years, specifically with the summer 2002 issue of Social Text edited by Dr. Alondra Nelson, Afrofuturism has become a serious focus for academic inquiry. For people familiar with the term, Afrofuturism is presented as a movement borne of our contemporary moment. However, this dissertation explores the ways in which Afrofuturism is actually a cornerstone for both African American literature and the struggle for civil/human rights. I do this by exploring the following questions: How does the enslavement of African/ African Americans and its aftermath play out in early African American literature? How do African Americans writers …