Bücher der Reihe African American Literature in Transition

The volume is for scholars and researchers interested in African American and American literature and history. Chapters explore African American writing during the Great Depression to examine 1930s Black life, culture, and politics and, ultimately, to document the ways Black artists and everyday people managed their economic vulnerability.

This volume provides a meticulous analysis of the development of early African American literature from an African diasporic perspective. It includes explorations of both oral and written texts by people of African descent who created a distinct literary tradition shaped by transitional forces-from forced migrations to political revolutions.

This book looks beyond the familiar story of the Harlem Renaissance or New Negro Movement. Discussing the ephemeral qualities of periodicals, clothes, and decor alongside more concrete historical and literary analyses, the volume investigates concepts, events, and figures that have been obscured by the customary narratives of the era.