The Resource Black folklore and the politics of racial representation, Shirley Moody-Turner
Black folklore and the politics of racial representation, Shirley Moody-Turner
Resource Information
The item Black folklore and the politics of racial representation, Shirley Moody-Turner represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in DC Public Library System.This item is available to borrow from 8 library branches.
Resource Information
The item Black folklore and the politics of racial representation, Shirley Moody-Turner represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in DC Public Library System.
This item is available to borrow from 8 library branches.
- Summary
- "Before the innovative work of Zora Neale Hurston, folklorists from the Hampton Institute collected, studied, and wrote about African American folklore. Like Hurston, these folklorists worked within but also beyond the bounds of white mainstream institutions. They often called into question the meaning of the very folklore projects in which they were engaged. Shirley Moddy-Turner analyzes this output, along with the contributions of a disparate group of African American authors and scholars. She explores how black authors and folklorists were active participants--rather than passive observers--in conversations about the politics of representing black folklore. Examining literary texts, folklore documents, and cultural performances, legal discourse, and political rhetoric, Black Folklore and the Politics of Racial Representation demonstrates how folklore studies became a battleground across which issues of racial identity and difference were asserted and debated at the turn of the twentieth century. The study is framed by two questions of historical and continuing import. What role have representations of black folklore played in constructing racial identity? And, how have those ideas impacted the way African Americans think about and creatively engage black traditions? Moody-Turner renders established historical facts in a new light and context, taking figures we thought we knew--such as Charles Chesnutt, Anna Julia Cooper, and paul Laurence Dunbar--and recasting their place in African American intellectual and cultural history" --
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xi, 230 pages
- Contents
-
- "By Custom and By Law" : Folklore and the Birth of Jim Crow
- From Hawaii to Hampton : Samuel Armstrong and the Unlikely Origins of Folklore Studies at the Hampton Institute
- Recovering Folklore as a Site of Resistance : Anna Julia Cooper and the Hampton Folklore Society
- Uprooting the Folk : Paul Laurence Dunbar's Critique of the Folk Ideal
- "The Stolen Voice" : Charles Chesnutt, Whiteness, and the Politics of Folklore
- Conclusion
- Isbn
- 9781496813053
- Label
- Black folklore and the politics of racial representation
- Title
- Black folklore and the politics of racial representation
- Statement of responsibility
- Shirley Moody-Turner
- Subject
-
- African Americans -- Intellectual life
- African Americans -- Race identity
- African Americans in literature
- American literature -- African American authors | History and criticism
- Folklore in literature
- Literature and folklore -- United States
- Race -- Social aspects -- United States
- African Americans -- Folklore
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Before the innovative work of Zora Neale Hurston, folklorists from the Hampton Institute collected, studied, and wrote about African American folklore. Like Hurston, these folklorists worked within but also beyond the bounds of white mainstream institutions. They often called into question the meaning of the very folklore projects in which they were engaged. Shirley Moddy-Turner analyzes this output, along with the contributions of a disparate group of African American authors and scholars. She explores how black authors and folklorists were active participants--rather than passive observers--in conversations about the politics of representing black folklore. Examining literary texts, folklore documents, and cultural performances, legal discourse, and political rhetoric, Black Folklore and the Politics of Racial Representation demonstrates how folklore studies became a battleground across which issues of racial identity and difference were asserted and debated at the turn of the twentieth century. The study is framed by two questions of historical and continuing import. What role have representations of black folklore played in constructing racial identity? And, how have those ideas impacted the way African Americans think about and creatively engage black traditions? Moody-Turner renders established historical facts in a new light and context, taking figures we thought we knew--such as Charles Chesnutt, Anna Julia Cooper, and paul Laurence Dunbar--and recasting their place in African American intellectual and cultural history" --
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Moody-Turner, Shirley
- Dewey number
- 398.2089/96073
- Government publication
- government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- GR111.A47
- LC item number
- M66 2013
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Margaret Walker Alexander Series in African American Studies
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- African Americans
- African Americans
- Race
- Literature and folklore
- Folklore in literature
- African Americans in literature
- African Americans
- American literature
- Label
- Black folklore and the politics of racial representation, Shirley Moody-Turner
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- "By Custom and By Law" : Folklore and the Birth of Jim Crow -- From Hawaii to Hampton : Samuel Armstrong and the Unlikely Origins of Folklore Studies at the Hampton Institute -- Recovering Folklore as a Site of Resistance : Anna Julia Cooper and the Hampton Folklore Society -- Uprooting the Folk : Paul Laurence Dunbar's Critique of the Folk Ideal -- "The Stolen Voice" : Charles Chesnutt, Whiteness, and the Politics of Folklore -- Conclusion
- Control code
- ocn837957608
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Extent
- xi, 230 pages
- Isbn
- 9781496813053
- Lccn
- 2013018147
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Label
- Black folklore and the politics of racial representation, Shirley Moody-Turner
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- "By Custom and By Law" : Folklore and the Birth of Jim Crow -- From Hawaii to Hampton : Samuel Armstrong and the Unlikely Origins of Folklore Studies at the Hampton Institute -- Recovering Folklore as a Site of Resistance : Anna Julia Cooper and the Hampton Folklore Society -- Uprooting the Folk : Paul Laurence Dunbar's Critique of the Folk Ideal -- "The Stolen Voice" : Charles Chesnutt, Whiteness, and the Politics of Folklore -- Conclusion
- Control code
- ocn837957608
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Extent
- xi, 230 pages
- Isbn
- 9781496813053
- Lccn
- 2013018147
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations
Subject
- African Americans -- Intellectual life
- African Americans -- Race identity
- African Americans in literature
- American literature -- African American authors | History and criticism
- Folklore in literature
- Literature and folklore -- United States
- Race -- Social aspects -- United States
- African Americans -- Folklore
Member of
Library Locations
-
-
Bellevue (William O. Lockridge) LibraryBorrow it115 Atlantic St. SW, Washington, DC, 20032, US38.8312359 -77.00939129999999
-
Benning (Dorothy I. Height) LibraryBorrow it3935 Benning Rd. NE, Washington, DC, 20019, US38.8941177 -76.9478286
-
Francis A. Gregory LibraryBorrow it3660 Alabama Ave. SE, Washington, DC, 20020, US38.8648665 -76.9542163
-
-
Petworth LibraryBorrow it4200 Kansas Ave. NW, Washington, DC, 20011, US38.9421922 -77.02614299999999
-
Shepherd Park (Juanita E. Thornton) LibraryBorrow it7420 Georgia Ave. NW, Washington, DC, 20012, US38.9803141 -77.026951
-
Embed
Settings
Select options that apply then copy and paste the RDF/HTML data fragment to include in your application
Embed this data in a secure (HTTPS) page:
Layout options:
Include data citation:
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.dclibrary.org/portal/Black-folklore-and-the-politics-of-racial/blf504rsR3E/" typeof="Book http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Item"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.dclibrary.org/portal/Black-folklore-and-the-politics-of-racial/blf504rsR3E/">Black folklore and the politics of racial representation, Shirley Moody-Turner</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.dclibrary.org/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="http://link.dclibrary.org/">DC Public Library System</a></span></span></span></span></div>
Note: Adjust the width and height settings defined in the RDF/HTML code fragment to best match your requirements
Preview
Cite Data - Experimental
Data Citation of the Item Black folklore and the politics of racial representation, Shirley Moody-Turner
Copy and paste the following RDF/HTML data fragment to cite this resource
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.dclibrary.org/portal/Black-folklore-and-the-politics-of-racial/blf504rsR3E/" typeof="Book http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Item"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.dclibrary.org/portal/Black-folklore-and-the-politics-of-racial/blf504rsR3E/">Black folklore and the politics of racial representation, Shirley Moody-Turner</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.dclibrary.org/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="http://link.dclibrary.org/">DC Public Library System</a></span></span></span></span></div>