Sort i Litterær teori og kritik og Skønlitteratur & Litteratur e-bøger

Indkøbskurv

Vare(r) ikke tilgængelig til køb

Gennemgå din indkøbskurv. Du kan fjerne de(n) tilgængelige vare(r) nu, ellers fjerner vi det automatisk ved kassen.

varervare

- Ubegrænset adgang til e-bøger
  
  Ubegrænset adgang til lydbøger
  
  Ingen forpligtelse, aflys når som helst på kobo.com/account/subscriptions
  
  Få 1 kredit hver måned til en lydbog efter eget valg
  
  Ingen forpligtelse, aflys når som helst på kobo.com/account/subscriptions
  
  Ubegrænset adgang til e-bøger
  
  Ubegrænset adgang til lydbøger
  
  Ingen forpligtelse, aflys når som helst på kobo.com/account/subscriptions
  lydbog
  af ,
  
  Ledig:
  
  . Ingen forpligtelse, aflys når som helst på kobo.com/account/subscriptions.
  
  Forudbestilling
  1 lydbog om måneden
  
  + GRATIS 30-dages prøve
  
  Særtilbud
  
  Få 1 kredit hver måned til at bytte til en lydbog efter eget valg
  
  *Ingen forpligtelse, annuller når som helst
  
  GRATIS

varervare

Ubegrænset adgang til e-bøger

Ubegrænset adgang til lydbøger

Ingen forpligtelse, aflys når som helst på kobo.com/account/subscriptions

Få 1 kredit hver måned til en lydbog efter eget valg

Ingen forpligtelse, aflys når som helst på kobo.com/account/subscriptions

Ubegrænset adgang til e-bøger

Ubegrænset adgang til lydbøger

Ingen forpligtelse, aflys når som helst på kobo.com/account/subscriptions
lydbog
af ,

Ledig:
. Ingen forpligtelse, aflys når som helst på kobo.com/account/subscriptions.

Forudbestilling
1 lydbog om måneden

+ GRATIS 30-dages prøve

Særtilbud

Få 1 kredit hver måned til at bytte til en lydbog efter eget valg

*Ingen forpligtelse, annuller når som helst

GRATIS

Anbefalet til dig

Nobody Knows My Name

More Notes Of A Native Son

af James Baldwin ...

Serier serie Penguin Modern Classics
'These essays ... live and grow in the mind' James Campbell, IndependentBeing a writer, says James Baldwin in this searing collection of essays, requires 'every ounce of stamina he can summon to attempt to look on himself and the world as they are'. His seminal 1961 follow-up to Notes on a Native Son shows him responding to his times and exploring his role as an artist with biting precision and ... Læs mere

94,33 kr.

'These essays ... live and grow in the mind' James Campbell, IndependentBeing a writer, says James Baldwin in this searing collection of essays, requires 'every ounce of stamina he can summon to attempt to look on himself and the world as they are'. His seminal 1961 follow-up to Notes on a Native Son shows him responding to his times and exploring his role as an artist with biting precision and
... Læs mere
You Don’t Know Us Negroes and Other Essays

af Zora Neale Hurston, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Genevieve West ...

A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK FROM: Oprah Daily, Business Insider, Marie Claire, The Seattle Times, Lit Hub, Bustle, and New York Magazine’s VultureIntroduction by New York Times bestselling author Henry Louis Gates Jr.Spanning more than 35 years of work, the first comprehensive collection of essays, criticism, and articles by the legendary author of the Harlem Renaissance, Zo... ... Læs mere

177,01 kr.

A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK FROM: Oprah Daily, Business Insider, Marie Claire, The Seattle Times, Lit Hub, Bustle, and New York Magazine’s VultureIntroduction by New York Times bestselling author Henry Louis Gates Jr.Spanning more than 35 years of work, the first comprehensive collection of essays, criticism, and articles by the legendary author of the Harlem Renaissance, Zo...
... Læs mere
Fyodor Dostoyevsky: The Complete Novels

Timeless Classics from a Literary Genius

af Fyodor Dostoevsky ...

Discover the Masterpieces of Fyodor Dostoyevsky - All in One Collection! Immerse yourself in the profound world of Fyodor Dostoyevsky with "The Complete Novels Collection." This eBook brings together ten of his most influential works, offering an unparalleled literary journey through the mind of one of history's greatest authors. From the poignant realism of "Poor Folk" to the philosophical depths ... Læs mere

8,00 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

Discover the Masterpieces of Fyodor Dostoyevsky - All in One Collection! Immerse yourself in the profound world of Fyodor Dostoyevsky with "The Complete Novels Collection." This eBook brings together ten of his most influential works, offering an unparalleled literary journey through the mind of one of history's greatest authors. From the poignant realism of "Poor Folk" to the philosophical depths
... Læs mere
Approximate Gestures

Infinite Spaces in the Fiction of Percival Everett

af Anthony Stewart ...

In Approximate Gestures, Anthony Stewart argues that the writing of Percival Everett, the acclaimed author of Erasure and more than twenty other works of fiction, compels readers to retrain their thinking habits and to value uncertainty. Stewart maintains that Everett’s fiction challenges its interpreters to question their assumptions, consider the spaces in between categories, and embrace the ... Læs mere

148,99 kr.

In Approximate Gestures, Anthony Stewart argues that the writing of Percival Everett, the acclaimed author of Erasure and more than twenty other works of fiction, compels readers to retrain their thinking habits and to value uncertainty. Stewart maintains that Everett’s fiction challenges its interpreters to question their assumptions, consider the spaces in between categories, and embrace the
... Læs mere
A Black Arts Poetry Machine

Amiri Baraka and the Umbra Poets

af Dr David Grundy ...

Serier serie Bloomsbury Studies in Critical Poetics
A vital hub of poetry readings, performance, publications and radical politics in 1960s New York, the Umbra Workshop was a cornerstone of the African American avant-garde.Bringing together new archival research and detailed close readings of poetry, A Black Arts Poetry Machine is a groundbreaking study of this important but neglected group of poets. David Grundy explores the work of such poets as ... Læs mere

298,99 kr.

A vital hub of poetry readings, performance, publications and radical politics in 1960s New York, the Umbra Workshop was a cornerstone of the African American avant-garde.Bringing together new archival research and detailed close readings of poetry, A Black Arts Poetry Machine is a groundbreaking study of this important but neglected group of poets. David Grundy explores the work of such poets as
... Læs mere
Straight from the Gutta

af Robin Chanel ...

Jadon “Don” Jackson was born and raised in South Central, California. Born into a gang-infested neighborhood with a missing father, Jadon yearns for more, at any cost. This story follows Jadon’s life from young boy, to small time drug dealer; when an unexpected turn of events suddenly puts him on top. Jadon is never without his right-hand man KD, but what will happen when... ... Læs mere

7,78 kr.

Jadon “Don” Jackson was born and raised in South Central, California. Born into a gang-infested neighborhood with a missing father, Jadon yearns for more, at any cost. This story follows Jadon’s life from young boy, to small time drug dealer; when an unexpected turn of events suddenly puts him on top. Jadon is never without his right-hand man KD, but what will happen when...
... Læs mere
The New Negro

Readings on Race, Representation, and African American Culture, 1892-1938

Redigeret af Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Gene Andrew Jarrett ...

When African American intellectuals announced the birth of the "New Negro" around the turn of the twentieth century, they were attempting through a bold act of renaming to change the way blacks were depicted and perceived in America. By challenging stereotypes of the Old Negro, and declaring that the New Negro was capable of high achievement, black writers tried to revolutionize how whites viewed ... Læs mere

169,61 kr.

When African American intellectuals announced the birth of the "New Negro" around the turn of the twentieth century, they were attempting through a bold act of renaming to change the way blacks were depicted and perceived in America. By challenging stereotypes of the Old Negro, and declaring that the New Negro was capable of high achievement, black writers tried to revolutionize how whites viewed
... Læs mere
Race, Gender and the Activism of Black Feminist Theory

Working with Audre Lorde

af Suryia Nayak ...

Serier serie Concepts for Critical Psychology
Beginning from the premise that psychology needs to be questioned, dismantled and new perspectives brought to the table in order to produce alternative solutions, this book takes an unusual transdisciplinary step into the activism of Black feminist theory. The author, Suryia Nayak, presents a close reading of Audre Lorde and other related scholars to demonstrate how the activism of Black feminist ... Læs mere

450,51 kr.

Beginning from the premise that psychology needs to be questioned, dismantled and new perspectives brought to the table in order to produce alternative solutions, this book takes an unusual transdisciplinary step into the activism of Black feminist theory. The author, Suryia Nayak, presents a close reading of Audre Lorde and other related scholars to demonstrate how the activism of Black feminist
... Læs mere
Shadowing the White Man’s Burden

U.S. Imperialism and the Problem of the Color Line

af Gretchen Murphy ...

Serier Bog 24 - America and the Long 19th Century
During the height of 19th century imperialism, Rudyard Kipling published his famous poem “The White Man’s Burden.” While some of his American readers argued that the poem served as justification for imperialist practices, others saw Kipling’s satirical talents at work and read it as condemnation. Gretchen Murphy explores this tension embedded in the notion of the white man’s burden to create a new ... Læs mere

226,49 kr.

During the height of 19th century imperialism, Rudyard Kipling published his famous poem “The White Man’s Burden.” While some of his American readers argued that the poem served as justification for imperialist practices, others saw Kipling’s satirical talents at work and read it as condemnation. Gretchen Murphy explores this tension embedded in the notion of the white man’s burden to create a new
... Læs mere
Revolutionary Poetics

The Rhetoric of the Black Arts Movement

af Sarah RudeWalker ...

In Revolutionary Poetics, Sarah RudeWalker details the specific ways that the Black Arts Movement (BAM) achieved its revolutionary goals through rhetorical poetics—in what forms, to what audiences, and to what effect. BAM has had far-reaching influence, particularly in developments in positive conceptions of Blackness, in the valorization of Black language practices and its subsequent effects on ... Læs mere

218,99 kr.

In Revolutionary Poetics, Sarah RudeWalker details the specific ways that the Black Arts Movement (BAM) achieved its revolutionary goals through rhetorical poetics—in what forms, to what audiences, and to what effect. BAM has had far-reaching influence, particularly in developments in positive conceptions of Blackness, in the valorization of Black language practices and its subsequent effects on
... Læs mere
Unveiling Structures in Colson Whitehead’s Fiction

af Paula Martín-Salván ...

Serier serie Routledge Research in American Literature and Culture
This book offers a comprehensive critical analysis of Colson Whitehead’s fiction, positioning him as a key figure in both African American literature and the global “turn to genre”. It explores how Whitehead employs conventions from popular genres—such as detective, zombie and caper stories—not merely for entertainment, but as tools for ideological critique and narrative innovation. Central to the ... Læs mere

493,43 kr.

This book offers a comprehensive critical analysis of Colson Whitehead’s fiction, positioning him as a key figure in both African American literature and the global “turn to genre”. It explores how Whitehead employs conventions from popular genres—such as detective, zombie and caper stories—not merely for entertainment, but as tools for ideological critique and narrative innovation. Central to the
... Læs mere
Coded in the Bars

Black Male Grief and Emotional Survival in 1995-2005 Hip-Hop

af Súngbá Asanti Kofi ...

Coded in the Bars: Black Male Grief and Emotional Survival in 1995-2005 Hip-Hop is a groundbreaking work of cultural grief analysis that decodes how Black men used hip-hop as an emotional survival toolkit during an era of mass disenfranchisement. From Tupac to Tems, Scarface to Jay-Z, author Sungba Asanti Kofi reframes rap not as entertainment-but as testimony.This book argues that hip-hop became ... Læs mere

97,11 kr.

Coded in the Bars: Black Male Grief and Emotional Survival in 1995-2005 Hip-Hop is a groundbreaking work of cultural grief analysis that decodes how Black men used hip-hop as an emotional survival toolkit during an era of mass disenfranchisement. From Tupac to Tems, Scarface to Jay-Z, author Sungba Asanti Kofi reframes rap not as entertainment-but as testimony.This book argues that hip-hop became
... Læs mere
Frederick Douglass's Curious Audiences

Ethos in the Age of the Consumable Subject

af Terry Baxter ...

Serier serie Studies in Major Literary Authors
This book attempts to answer a fundamental question: How did Douglass manage to persuade anyone about the evils of slavery, and even impress viewers with his personal qualities, when his speeches were commonly considered mere entertainment, in the same category as Barnum's circus acts? In answering this question, Terry Baxter provides a means of understanding the positive responses of Frederick ... Læs mere

632,90 kr.

This book attempts to answer a fundamental question: How did Douglass manage to persuade anyone about the evils of slavery, and even impress viewers with his personal qualities, when his speeches were commonly considered mere entertainment, in the same category as Barnum's circus acts? In answering this question, Terry Baxter provides a means of understanding the positive responses of Frederick
... Læs mere
Wittgenstein and Modernist Fiction

The Language of Acknowledgment

af Greg Chase ...

Serier serie Anthem Studies in Wittgenstein
The early decades of the twentieth century were a period of major economic and cultural upheaval across Europe and America. Scholars have typically held that novelists responded to these shifts by questioning language’s capacity to picture the world accurately. But, even as modernist novels move away from a view of language as a means of gaining knowledge, they also underscore its capacity to ... Læs mere

282,99 kr.

The early decades of the twentieth century were a period of major economic and cultural upheaval across Europe and America. Scholars have typically held that novelists responded to these shifts by questioning language’s capacity to picture the world accurately. But, even as modernist novels move away from a view of language as a means of gaining knowledge, they also underscore its capacity to
... Læs mere
Calls and Responses

The American Novel of Slavery since Gone with the Wind

af Tim A. Ryan ...

Serier serie Southern Literary Studies
In this comprehensive, groundbreaking study, Tim A. Ryan explores how American novelists since World War I have imagined the institution of slavery and the experience of those involved in it. Complicating the common assumption that authentic black-authored fiction about slavery is starkly opposed to the traditional, racist fiction (and history) created by whites, Ryan suggests that discourses ... Læs mere

148,99 kr.

In this comprehensive, groundbreaking study, Tim A. Ryan explores how American novelists since World War I have imagined the institution of slavery and the experience of those involved in it. Complicating the common assumption that authentic black-authored fiction about slavery is starkly opposed to the traditional, racist fiction (and history) created by whites, Ryan suggests that discourses
... Læs mere
Richard Wright and Transnationalism

New Dimensions to Modern American Expatriate Literature

af Mamoun Alzoubi ...

Serier serie Routledge Transnational Perspectives on American Literature
Richard Wright and Transnationalism sees Dr. Mamoun Alzoubi argue that renowned American Author, Richard Wright, transformed the way that we approach comparative literature by beginning to look at matters of American racism and Civil Rights in transnational contexts, formed by the new nations surfacing from colonial rule. Richard Wright and Transnationalism demonstrates how Wright, beginning with ... Læs mere

514,88 kr.

Richard Wright and Transnationalism sees Dr. Mamoun Alzoubi argue that renowned American Author, Richard Wright, transformed the way that we approach comparative literature by beginning to look at matters of American racism and Civil Rights in transnational contexts, formed by the new nations surfacing from colonial rule. Richard Wright and Transnationalism demonstrates how Wright, beginning with
... Læs mere
Cultural Entanglements

Langston Hughes and the Rise of African and Caribbean Literature

af Shane Graham ...

Serier serie New World Studies
In addition to being a poet, fiction writer, playwright, and essayist, Langston Hughes was also a globe-trotting cosmopolitan, travel writer, translator, avid international networker, and—perhaps above all—pan-Africanist. In Cultural Entanglements, Shane Graham examines Hughes’s associations with a number of black writers from the Caribbean and Africa, exploring the implications of recognizing ... Læs mere

307,74 kr.

In addition to being a poet, fiction writer, playwright, and essayist, Langston Hughes was also a globe-trotting cosmopolitan, travel writer, translator, avid international networker, and—perhaps above all—pan-Africanist. In Cultural Entanglements, Shane Graham examines Hughes’s associations with a number of black writers from the Caribbean and Africa, exploring the implications of recognizing
... Læs mere
Black Feminism and Traumatic Legacies in Contemporary African American Literature

af Apryl Lewis ...

Serier serie Reading Trauma and Memory
Black Feminism and Traumatic Legacies in Contemporary African American Literature employs an analysis of select African American novels and applies trauma studies and Black Feminist Studies to explain the significance of trauma and traumatic experiences that stem from slavery and how this advances scholarly discussions about African American literature. Using the crooked room theory from Melissa ... Læs mere

491,86 kr.

Black Feminism and Traumatic Legacies in Contemporary African American Literature employs an analysis of select African American novels and applies trauma studies and Black Feminist Studies to explain the significance of trauma and traumatic experiences that stem from slavery and how this advances scholarly discussions about African American literature. Using the crooked room theory from Melissa
... Læs mere
Conversations with Kiese Laymon

Redigeret af Constance Bailey ...

Serier serie Literary Conversations Series
In over a dozen interviews, Conversations with Kiese Laymon provides an in-depth look at author Kiese Laymon as an educator, creative writer, activist, family member, and Mississippian. Interviews capture surprising insights into Laymon’s life and craft. Within these pages, Laymon talks about his engagement with other writers, including Richard Wright, William Faulkner, and Eudora Welty. These ... Læs mere

141,49 kr.

In over a dozen interviews, Conversations with Kiese Laymon provides an in-depth look at author Kiese Laymon as an educator, creative writer, activist, family member, and Mississippian. Interviews capture surprising insights into Laymon’s life and craft. Within these pages, Laymon talks about his engagement with other writers, including Richard Wright, William Faulkner, and Eudora Welty. These
... Læs mere
A Review of Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, An Essay on Slavery

Enriched edition. Unraveling the Impact of Stowe's Masterpiece on Slavery and Literature

af A. Woodward, Julian Kendall ...

In "A Review of Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, An Essay on Slavery," A. Woodward engages critically with Harriet Beecher Stowe's landmark novel, situating it within the broader discourses on slavery of the mid-19th century. Woodward employs a rigorous analytical approach, dissecting Stowe's narrative techniques and characterizations while navigating the complex moral and social implications of slavery. ... Læs mere

15,00 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

In "A Review of Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, An Essay on Slavery," A. Woodward engages critically with Harriet Beecher Stowe's landmark novel, situating it within the broader discourses on slavery of the mid-19th century. Woodward employs a rigorous analytical approach, dissecting Stowe's narrative techniques and characterizations while navigating the complex moral and social implications of slavery.
... Læs mere
Digital Literary Redlining

African American Anthologies, Digital Humanities, and the Canon

af Amy E. Earhart ...

Serier serie Stanford Text Technologies
Though canon concerns seem to be a relic of 1990s academia, we are, once again, at a historical moment when there is resistance to teaching texts by writers of color and texts that deal with race, ethnicity and gender. At the same time, algorithmic bias scholars are locating systemic bias encoded into systems from policing software to housing software. Bringing these divergent areas together, Amy ... Læs mere

495,24 kr.

Though canon concerns seem to be a relic of 1990s academia, we are, once again, at a historical moment when there is resistance to teaching texts by writers of color and texts that deal with race, ethnicity and gender. At the same time, algorithmic bias scholars are locating systemic bias encoded into systems from policing software to housing software. Bringing these divergent areas together, Amy
... Læs mere
Richard Wright in a Post-Racial Imaginary

Redigeret af Dr. William E. Dow, Professor Alice Mikal Craven, Dr. Yoko Nakamura ...

In African American fiction, Richard Wright was one of the most significant and influential authors of the twentieth century. Richard Wright in a Post-Racial Imaginary analyses Wright's work in relation to contemporary racial and social issues, bringing voices of established and emergent Wright scholars into dialogue with each other.The essays in this volume show how Wright's best work asks ... Læs mere

228,67 kr.

In African American fiction, Richard Wright was one of the most significant and influential authors of the twentieth century. Richard Wright in a Post-Racial Imaginary analyses Wright's work in relation to contemporary racial and social issues, bringing voices of established and emergent Wright scholars into dialogue with each other.The essays in this volume show how Wright's best work asks
... Læs mere
The Slave in the Swamp

Disrupting the Plantation Narrative

af William Tynes Cowa ...

Serier serie Literary Criticism and Cultural Theory
First Published in 2005. In 19th century plantation literature, the runaway slave in the swamp was a recurring bogey-man whose presence challenged myths of the plantation system. By escaping to the swamps with its wild and threatening connotations, the runaway gained an invisibility that was more threatening to the institution than open rebellion. In part, the proslavery plantation novel served to ... Læs mere

568,53 kr.

First Published in 2005. In 19th century plantation literature, the runaway slave in the swamp was a recurring bogey-man whose presence challenged myths of the plantation system. By escaping to the swamps with its wild and threatening connotations, the runaway gained an invisibility that was more threatening to the institution than open rebellion. In part, the proslavery plantation novel served to
... Læs mere
Remapping Citizenship and the Nation in African-American Literature

af Stephen Knadler ...

Serier serie Routledge Transnational Perspectives on American Literature
Through a reading of periodicals, memoirs, speeches, and fiction from the antebellum period to the Harlem Renaissance, this study re-examines various myths about a U.S. progressive history and about an African American counter history in terms of race, democracy, and citizenship. Reframing 19th century and early 20th-century African-American cultural history from the borderlands of the U.S. empire ... Læs mere

568,53 kr.

Through a reading of periodicals, memoirs, speeches, and fiction from the antebellum period to the Harlem Renaissance, this study re-examines various myths about a U.S. progressive history and about an African American counter history in terms of race, democracy, and citizenship. Reframing 19th century and early 20th-century African-American cultural history from the borderlands of the U.S. empire
... Læs mere

Kobo Rakuten

e-læsere

Apps

Tilbehør

Indkøbskurv

Du får VIP-behandling!

Din indkøbskurv er tom

Ledig:

1 lydbog om måneden

+ GRATIS 30-dages prøve

Ledig:

1 lydbog om måneden

+ GRATIS 30-dages prøve

Anbefalet til dig

Sort e-bøger

Nobody Knows My Name

You Don’t Know Us Negroes and Other Essays

Fyodor Dostoyevsky: The Complete Novels

Approximate Gestures

A Black Arts Poetry Machine

Straight from the Gutta

The New Negro

Race, Gender and the Activism of Black Feminist Theory

Shadowing the White Man’s Burden

Revolutionary Poetics

Unveiling Structures in Colson Whitehead’s Fiction

Coded in the Bars

Frederick Douglass's Curious Audiences

Wittgenstein and Modernist Fiction

Calls and Responses

Richard Wright and Transnationalism

Cultural Entanglements

Black Feminism and Traumatic Legacies in Contemporary African American Literature

Conversations with Kiese Laymon

A Review of Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, An Essay on Slavery

Digital Literary Redlining

Richard Wright in a Post-Racial Imaginary

The Slave in the Swamp

Remapping Citizenship and the Nation in African-American Literature