'Bitter with the past but sweet with the dream : communism in the African American imaginary representations of the Communist Party, 1940-1952 /
Bergin, Cathy.
'Bitter with the past but sweet with the dream : communism in the African American imaginary representations of the Communist Party, 1940-1952 / by Cathy Bergin. - 1 online resource (x, 222 pages) - Historical materialism book series ; v. 95 . - Historical Materialism Book Series 95. Social Sciences E-Books Online, Collection 2015, ISBN: 9789004287488. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 1 ‘Towards Soviet America’ -- 2 The Liberator (1929–1935) -- 3 Native Son: Ghetto Nightmares -- 4 ‘Communism is the Twentieth Century Americanism’ -- 5 Lonely Crusade: Union Dues -- 6 Invisible Man: Un-American Activities -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
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The legacy of the relationship between African American writers and Communism in the US is a contested one. Bergin argues that in three novels, by seminal mid-century authors (Wright, Himes and Ellison) Communism is not dismissed as incapable of meeting the demands of black political identity but is castigated for its refusal to do so. A detailed focus on the political milieu in which these texts operate challenges many of the presumptions about the ‘inability’ of Communism to comprehend racial oppression, which dominate literary critical approaches to these novels. She draws on the complex formations black political agency presumed and reproduced by American Communism during the Depression.
9789004293250
10.1163/9789004293250 DOI
Wright, Richard, 1908-1960 --Criticism and interpretation.
Himes, Chester B., 1909-1984 --Criticism and interpretation.
Ellison, Ralph--Criticism and interpretation.
Ellison, Ralph.
Himes, Chester B., 1909-1984.
Wright, Richard, 1908-1960.
1900 - 1999
American fiction--African American authors--History and criticism.
American fiction--History and criticism.--20th century
Communism and literature--History--United States--20th century.
Communism in literature.
Politics in literature.
African Americans in literature.
African Americans in literature.
American fiction.
American fiction--African American authors.
Communism and literature.
Communism in literature.
Politics in literature.
United States.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
PS374.N4 / B47 2015eb
813/.509896073
'Bitter with the past but sweet with the dream : communism in the African American imaginary representations of the Communist Party, 1940-1952 / by Cathy Bergin. - 1 online resource (x, 222 pages) - Historical materialism book series ; v. 95 . - Historical Materialism Book Series 95. Social Sciences E-Books Online, Collection 2015, ISBN: 9789004287488. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 1 ‘Towards Soviet America’ -- 2 The Liberator (1929–1935) -- 3 Native Son: Ghetto Nightmares -- 4 ‘Communism is the Twentieth Century Americanism’ -- 5 Lonely Crusade: Union Dues -- 6 Invisible Man: Un-American Activities -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
Available to subscribing member institutions only.
The legacy of the relationship between African American writers and Communism in the US is a contested one. Bergin argues that in three novels, by seminal mid-century authors (Wright, Himes and Ellison) Communism is not dismissed as incapable of meeting the demands of black political identity but is castigated for its refusal to do so. A detailed focus on the political milieu in which these texts operate challenges many of the presumptions about the ‘inability’ of Communism to comprehend racial oppression, which dominate literary critical approaches to these novels. She draws on the complex formations black political agency presumed and reproduced by American Communism during the Depression.
9789004293250
10.1163/9789004293250 DOI
Wright, Richard, 1908-1960 --Criticism and interpretation.
Himes, Chester B., 1909-1984 --Criticism and interpretation.
Ellison, Ralph--Criticism and interpretation.
Ellison, Ralph.
Himes, Chester B., 1909-1984.
Wright, Richard, 1908-1960.
1900 - 1999
American fiction--African American authors--History and criticism.
American fiction--History and criticism.--20th century
Communism and literature--History--United States--20th century.
Communism in literature.
Politics in literature.
African Americans in literature.
African Americans in literature.
American fiction.
American fiction--African American authors.
Communism and literature.
Communism in literature.
Politics in literature.
United States.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
PS374.N4 / B47 2015eb
813/.509896073