Transatlantic Cultural Exchange
African American Women's Art and Activism in West Germany
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Transcript Verlag
Published:27th Mar '13
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From Josephine Baker's performances in the 1920s to the 1970s solidarity campaigns for Angela Davis, from Audre Lorde as »mother« of the Afro-German movement in the 1980s to the literary stardom of 1993 Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison, Germans have actively engaged with African American women's art and activism throughout the 20th century. The discursive strategies that have shaped the (West) German reactions to African American women's social activism and cultural work are examined in this study, which proposes not only a nuanced understanding of »African Americanizations« as a form of cultural exchange but also sheds new light on the role of African American culture for (West) German society, culture, and national identity.
»[The book] offers a theoretically and methodologically innovative model for future scholarship. It merits a wide readership.« Brian Van Wyck, H-Net Reviews, 3 (2014) »Insgesamt hat Katharina Gerund eine überzeugende Studie vorgelegt, mit der sie ein wichtiges und oftmals beiseitegeschobenes Kapitel der bundesdeutschen Kulturgeschichte ausleuchtet.« Olaf Stieglitz, Neue Politische Literatur, 58 (2013) Reviewed in: www.caar-web.org, 7, Stella Bolaki American Historical Review, 6 (2014), Timothy L. Schroer
ISBN: 9783837622737
Dimensions: 23mm x 15mm x 2mm
Weight: 992g
316 pages