Beschreibung
is an interdisciplinary series which examines the intellectual traditions of and cultural contributions made by people of African descent throughout the world. Whether it is in literature, art, music, science, or academics, these contributions are vast and far-reaching. Tthis series offers a unique opportunity to study the social,economic, and political forces that have shaped the historic experience of Black America.
Autorenportrait
Antonio D. Tillis is Associate Professor and Chair of the African and African American Studies Program at Dartmouth College. He is the current president of the College Language Association (CLA), editor of
, and a Fulbright Scholar to Brazil. He has published numerous articles in journals such as
, and
. He is the author of
and translator of
, poetry by Blas Jiménez.
Leseprobe
Leseprobe
Inhalt
Contents: Antonio D. Tillis: Introduction: Blackness and Cultural Tourism in Brazil: The Case of Salvador da Bahia – Maria Aparecida Andrade Salgueiro: Literature, Written Art and Historical Commitment: From
to Conceição Evaristo – Ari Lima: Tradition, History and Spiral of Time in the
of Bahia – Eurídice Figueiredo: Cross Readings:
, Transculturation, Hybridism, and Creolization – Edimilson Pereira de Almeida: Poetry in the Middle of the Street, in the Middle of the Sea: Notes on Ritual and Aesthetics of the
in the African-Brazilian Culture – Eduardo de Assis Duarte: Posthumous Memories of Slavery: Blackness and Machado de Assis – Ana Beatriz Gonçalves: Echoes of Africa in the
of Umbanda: From Afro-Brazilian to Brazilian – Adélcio de Sousa Cruz:
and African-Brazilian Narrative in
– Leda Martins: Performing Time, Performing Memory: Africa and Blackness in Brazilian
– Marcos Antônio Alexandre: Forms of Representation of the Black Body in Performance – Jorge Nacimento: Cultural and Racial Consciousness: The «calling» of
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