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Criminal Genius in African American and US Literature, 1793–1845

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Title: Criminal Genius in African American and US Literature, 1793–1845
Description: How did creative genius develop in tandem with the criminalization of Blackness in the early United States?In Criminal Genius in African American and US Literature, 1793–1845, Erin Forbes uncovers a model of racialized, collective agency in American literature and culture. Identifying creative genius in the figure of the convict, the zombie, the outlaw, the insurgent, and the fugitive, Forbes deepens our understanding of the historical relationship between criminality and Blackness and reestablishes the importance of the aesthetic in early African American literature.
Authors: Erin Forbes
Resource Type: eBook.
Subjects: Genius in literature, Race in literature, Crime and race--United States--History--19th century, Crime in literature, American literature--1783-1850--History and criticism, American literature--African American authors--History and criticism, Criminals in literature
Categories: LITERARY CRITICISM / American / African American & Black, LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Black Studies (Global)
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