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81 Books in the LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General Category

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Language as Liberation: Reflections on the American Canon

Language as Liberation: Reflections on the American Canon
Joy Is the Justice We Give Ourselves

Joy Is the Justice We Give Ourselves
Black Fire This Time

Black Fire This Time
Mouths of Rain: An Anthology of Black Lesbian Thought

Mouths of Rain: An Anthology of Black Lesbian Thought
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Movie Tie-In): A Play

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Movie Tie-In): A Play
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To Make Negro Literature: Writing, Literary Practice, and African American Authorship
Goodness and the Literary Imagination: Harvard’s 95th Ingersoll Lecture with Essays on Morrison’s Moral and Religious Vision

Goodness and the Literary Imagination: Harvard’s 95th Ingersoll Lecture with Essays on Morrison’s Moral and Religious Vision
Animating Black and Brown Liberation: A Theory of American Literatures

Animating Black and Brown Liberation: A Theory of American Literatures
Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves

Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves
Gospel Plays, Operas, and Later Dramatic Works

Gospel Plays, Operas, and Later Dramatic Works
How Not to Get Shot: And Other Advice From White People

How Not to Get Shot: And Other Advice From White People
Heroine of the Harlem Renaissance and Beyond: Gwendolyn Bennett’s Selected Writings

Heroine of the Harlem Renaissance and Beyond: Gwendolyn Bennett’s Selected Writings
Paracritical Hinge: Essay, Talks, Notes, Interviews

Paracritical Hinge: Essay, Talks, Notes, Interviews
Your Silence Will Not Protect You: Essays and Poems

Your Silence Will Not Protect You: Essays and Poems
Electric Arches

Electric Arches
A History of the African American Novel

A History of the African American Novel
Reading Contemporary African American Literature

Reading Contemporary African American Literature
African Diasporic Women’s Narratives: Politics of Resistance, Survival, and Citizenship

African Diasporic Women’s Narratives: Politics of Resistance, Survival, and Citizenship
F.B. Eyes: How J. Edgar Hoover’s Ghostreaders Framed African American Literature

F.B. Eyes: How J. Edgar Hoover’s Ghostreaders Framed African American Literature
Letter to Jimmy

Letter to Jimmy
Rainbow in the Cloud: The Wisdom and Spirit of Maya Angelou

Rainbow in the Cloud: The Wisdom and Spirit of Maya Angelou
The Norton Anthology of African American Literature, Volume 2

The Norton Anthology of African American Literature, Volume 2
The Norton Anthology of African American Literature Third Ed. Vol. 1

The Norton Anthology of African American Literature Third Ed. Vol. 1
The Norton Anthology of African American Literature 3rd Ed.

The Norton Anthology of African American Literature 3rd Ed.
In The Black: New African Canadian Literature

In The Black: New African Canadian Literature
The Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Reader

The Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Reader
Carl Van Vechten And The Harlem Renaissance: A Portrait In Black And White

Carl Van Vechten And The Harlem Renaissance: A Portrait In Black And White
Conversations with Ralph Ellison

Conversations with Ralph Ellison
Roses and Revolutions: The Selected Writings of Dudley Randall

Roses and Revolutions: The Selected Writings of Dudley Randall
Best African American Essays: 2009

Best African American Essays: 2009
The Richard Wright Encyclopedia (American Mosaic)

The Richard Wright Encyclopedia (American Mosaic)
What Moves At The Margin: Selected Nonfiction

What Moves At The Margin: Selected Nonfiction
The Cambridge Companion to the Harlem Renaissance

The Cambridge Companion to the Harlem Renaissance
Writings of Frank Marshall Davis: A Voice of the Black Press

Writings of Frank Marshall Davis: A Voice of the Black Press
Chocolate Thoughts: Short Stories, Essays and Poetry from the Hearts and Minds of Real Black Men

Chocolate Thoughts: Short Stories, Essays and Poetry from the Hearts and Minds of Real Black Men
“After Mecca”: Women Poets and the Black Arts Movement

“After Mecca”: Women Poets and the Black Arts Movement
A Sense of Wonder: Samuel R. Delany, Race, Identity, and Difference

A Sense of Wonder: Samuel R. Delany, Race, Identity, and Difference
This Is My Best: Acclaimed QPB Authors Share Their Favorite Work

This Is My Best: Acclaimed QPB Authors Share Their Favorite Work
The Cambridge Companion to the African American Novel

The Cambridge Companion to the African American Novel
The Black Interior: Essays

The Black Interior: Essays
The Third World of Theory (Clarendon Lectures in English Literature)

The Third World of Theory (Clarendon Lectures in English Literature)
Black, White, and in Color: Essays on American Literature and Culture

Black, White, and in Color: Essays on American Literature and Culture
Bandits & Bibles: Convict Literature in Nineteenth-Century America

Bandits & Bibles: Convict Literature in Nineteenth-Century America
The Life of Langston Hughes: Volume II: 1941-1967, I Dream a World (Life of Langston Hughes, 1941-1967)

The Life of Langston Hughes: Volume II: 1941-1967, I Dream a World (Life of Langston Hughes, 1941-1967)
Robert Hayden: Essays On The Poetry (Under Discussion)

Robert Hayden: Essays On The Poetry (Under Discussion)
African American Literary Theory: A Reader

African American Literary Theory: A Reader
Blue Notes: Essays, Interviews, And Commentaries

Blue Notes: Essays, Interviews, And Commentaries

Defining Ourselves: Black Writers in the 90s

Defining Ourselves: Black Writers in the 90s
My One Good Nerve

My One Good Nerve
Teaching African American Literature: Theory and Practice

Teaching African American Literature: Theory and Practice
Being and Race: Black Writing Since 1970

Being and Race: Black Writing Since 1970
The Women

The Women
Rethinking American Literature

Rethinking American Literature
Every Woman I’Ve Ever Loved: Lesbian Writers on Their Mothers

Every Woman I’Ve Ever Loved: Lesbian Writers on Their Mothers
The Erotics Of Talk: Women’s Writing And Feminist Paradigms

The Erotics Of Talk: Women’s Writing And Feminist Paradigms
The Norton Anthology of African American Literature

The Norton Anthology of African American Literature
Guildworks: Writings by the West Side Writers Guild

Guildworks: Writings by the West Side Writers Guild
The Writing Life: A Collection of Essays and Interviews

The Writing Life: A Collection of Essays and Interviews
Early Negro Writing - 1760-1837

Early Negro Writing - 1760-1837
Black Women, Writing and Identity: Migrations of the Subject

Black Women, Writing and Identity: Migrations of the Subject
Discrepant Engagement: Dissonance, Cross-Culturality and Experimental Writing

Discrepant Engagement: Dissonance, Cross-Culturality and Experimental Writing
Playing In The Dark: Whiteness And The Literary Imagination

Playing In The Dark: Whiteness And The Literary Imagination
Loose Canons: Notes on the Culture Wars

Loose Canons: Notes on the Culture Wars
Black Southern Voices: An Anthology

Black Southern Voices: An Anthology
The Conjure-Man Dies: A Mystery Tale of Dark Harlem

The Conjure-Man Dies: A Mystery Tale of Dark Harlem
South To A Very Old Place

South To A Very Old Place
Liberating Voices: Oral Tradition In African American Literature

Liberating Voices: Oral Tradition In African American Literature
Memory of Kin: Stories About Family by Black Writers

Memory of Kin: Stories About Family by Black Writers
Black Women Writing Autobiography: A Tradition Within a Tradition

Black Women Writing Autobiography: A Tradition Within a Tradition
The New Cavalcade: African American Writing from 1760 to the Present

The New Cavalcade: African American Writing from 1760 to the Present
Redefining American Literary History

Redefining American Literary History
Black Writers Redefine the Struggle: A Tribute to James Baldwin

Black Writers Redefine the Struggle: A Tribute to James Baldwin
The Works of Alice Dunbar-Nelson: Volume 1

The Works of Alice Dunbar-Nelson: Volume 1
The Works of Alice Dunbar-Nelson: Volume 2

The Works of Alice Dunbar-Nelson: Volume 2
The Works of Alice Dunbar-Nelson: Volume 3

The Works of Alice Dunbar-Nelson: Volume 3
Haiti and the United States: National Stereotypes and the Literary Imagination (1988)

Haiti and the United States: National Stereotypes and the Literary Imagination (1988)
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (1920s Century Cycle)

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (1920s Century Cycle)
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Sacred and Profane Memories
The Dark & Feeling: Black American Writers and Their Work

The Dark & Feeling: Black American Writers and Their Work
The Negro Caravan: Writings by American Negroes

The Negro Caravan: Writings by American Negroes
Chicory: Young Voices from the Black Ghetto

Chicory: Young Voices from the Black Ghetto