Word, Image, and the New Negro: Representation and Identity in the Harlem Renaissance

This book focuses on the collaborative illustrated volumes published during the Harlem Renaissance, in which African Americans used written and visual texts to shape ideas about themselves and to redefine African American identity. Anne Elizabeth Carroll argues that these volumes show how participants in the movement engaged in the processes of representation and identity formation in sophisticated and largely successful ways. Though they have received little scholarly attention, these volumes constitute an important aspect of the cultural production of the Harlem Renaissance. Word, Image, and the New Negro marks the beginning of a long-overdue recovery of this legacy and points the way to a greater understanding of the potential of texts to influence social change.

Author: Anne Elizabeth Carroll
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 02/01/2007
Pages: 294
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.24lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.16w x 0.84d
ISBN: 9780253219190

About the Author

Anne Elizabeth Carroll is Associate Professor of English at Wichita State University.