African, American
From Tarzan to Dreams from My Father - Africa in the US Imagination
(Sprache: Englisch)
A panoramic account of the role Africa has played in the American psyche, covering books, movies, music and more.
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A panoramic account of the role Africa has played in the American psyche, covering books, movies, music and more.
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Africa has long gripped the American imagination. From the Edenic wilderness of Edgar Rice Burroughs's Tarzan novels to the 'black Zion' of Garvey's Back-to-Africa movement, all manner of Americans - whether white or black, male or female - have come to see Africa as an idealized stage on which they can fashion new, more authentic selves. In this remarkable, panoramic work, David Peterson del Mar explores the ways in which American fantasies of Africa have evolved over time, as well as the role of Africans themselves in subverting American attitudes to their continent.Spanning seven decades, from the post-war period to the present day, and encompassing sources ranging from literature, film and music to accounts by missionaries, aid workers and travel writers, African, American is a fascinating deconstruction of 'Africa' as it exists in the American mindset.
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Preface: 'Africa In My Head'
1. 'Brightest Africa' in the Early Twentieth Century
2. Post-War America and the 'New Africa'
3. From Political to Personal: White and Black America Confront a Transformed Continent in the 1960s
4. Gendered American Quests in 'Timeless Africa', 1970-2000
5. Africa Cosmopolitan in the New Millennium
Conclusion: The In Between
Notes
Primary Sources: Books
Primary Sources: Films
Major Secondary Sources
Autoren-Porträt von David Peterson Del Mar
David Peterson del Mar is an associate professor of history at Portland State University, and the founding president of Yo Ghana!, a charity devoted to promoting friendship and understanding between students in Ghana and the Pacific Northwest.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: David Peterson Del Mar
- 2017, 352 Seiten, Maße: 22,2 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: Zed Books
- ISBN-10: 1783608544
- ISBN-13: 9781783608546
Sprache:
Englisch
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