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1. Cover image for 'The Rise of the African Novel'
The Rise of the African Novel
Politics of Language, Identity, and Ownership
Mukoma Wa Ngugi
Engaging questions of language, identity, and reception to restore South African and diaspora writing to the African literary tradition
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The Rise of the African Novel
Politics of Language, Identity, and Ownership
Mukoma Wa Ngugi
Engaging questions of language, identity, and reception to restore South African and diaspora writing to the African literary tradition
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The Rise of the African Novel
Politics of Language, Identity, and Ownership
Mukoma Wa Ngugi
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2. Cover image for 'White Rebels in Black'
White Rebels in Black
German Appropriation of Black Popular Culture
Priscilla Layne
Investigates the appropriation of black popular culture as a symbol of rebellion in postwar Germany
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White Rebels in Black
German Appropriation of Black Popular Culture
Priscilla Layne
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Uncle Tom's Cabins
The Transnational History of America's Most Mutable Book
Tracy C. Davis and Stefka Mihaylova, Editors
Explores the many ways this mid-nineteenth-century U.S. bestseller functions as world literature and enduring icon
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Uncle Tom's Cabins
The Transnational History of America's Most Mutable Book
Tracy C. Davis and Stefka Mihaylova, Editors
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Condition Red
Essays, Interviews, and Commentaries
Yusef Komunyakaa; Edited by Radiclani Clytus
A new prose collection by Pulitzer-Prize winning poet Yusef Komunyakaa

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Condition Red
Essays, Interviews, and Commentaries
Yusef Komunyakaa; Edited by Radiclani Clytus
A new prose collection by Pulitzer-Prize winning poet Yusef Komunyakaa

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Condition Red
Essays, Interviews, and Commentaries
Yusef Komunyakaa; Edited by Radiclani Clytus
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5. Cover image for 'Dividing Lines'
Dividing Lines
Class Anxiety and Postbellum Black Fiction
Andreá N. Williams
Provides fresh insights on the intersection of race and class in black fiction from the 1880s to 1900s

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Dividing Lines
Class Anxiety and Postbellum Black Fiction
Andreá N. Williams
Provides fresh insights on the intersection of race and class in black fiction from the 1880s to 1900s

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Dividing Lines
Class Anxiety and Postbellum Black Fiction
Andreá N. Williams
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6. Cover image for 'James Baldwin and the Queer Imagination'
James Baldwin and the Queer Imagination
Matt Brim
Stepping back to examine the relationship between James Baldwin and queer theory, Brim unveils new critical insights that their complicated pairing provides
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James Baldwin and the Queer Imagination
Matt Brim
Stepping back to examine the relationship between James Baldwin and queer theory, Brim unveils new critical insights that their complicated pairing provides
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James Baldwin and the Queer Imagination
Matt Brim
Stepping back to examine the relationship between Baldwin and queer theory, Brim unveils new critical insights that their complicated pairing provides
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7. Cover image for 'American Socialist Triptych'
American Socialist Triptych
The Literary-Political Work of Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Upton Sinclair, and W. E. B. Du Bois
Mark W. Van Wienen
A closer look at three American writers sheds new light on the evolution of socialist thought in the U.S.
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American Socialist Triptych
The Literary-Political Work of Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Upton Sinclair, and W. E. B. Du Bois
Mark W. Van Wienen
A closer look at three American writers sheds new light on the evolution of socialist thought in the U.S.
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American Socialist Triptych
The Literary-Political Work of Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Upton Sinclair, and W. E. B. Du Bois
Mark W. Van Wienen
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8. Cover image for 'The Black Arts Enterprise and the Production of African American Poetry'
The Black Arts Enterprise and the Production of African American Poetry
Howard Rambsy II
A closer look at the poets and publishers who made the Black Arts Movement such an enduring cultural enterprise
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Web 2011 Open Access Available Read Online
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The Black Arts Enterprise and the Production of African American Poetry
Howard Rambsy II
A closer look at the poets and publishers who made the Black Arts Movement such an enduring cultural enterprise
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The Black Arts Enterprise and the Production of African American Poetry
Howard Rambsy II
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The Black Arts Enterprise and the Production of African American Poetry
Howard Rambsy II
A closer look at the poets and publishers who made the Black Arts Movement such an enduring cultural enterprise
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9. Cover image for 'American Poetry in Performance'
American Poetry in Performance
From Walt Whitman to Hip Hop
Tyler Hoffman
Performance poetry, identity, and nationality throughout American history
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American Poetry in Performance
From Walt Whitman to Hip Hop
Tyler Hoffman
Performance poetry, identity, and nationality throughout American history
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American Poetry in Performance
From Walt Whitman to Hip Hop
Tyler Hoffman
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10. Cover image for 'Publishing Blackness'
Publishing Blackness
Textual Constructions of Race Since 1850
George Hutchinson and John K. Young, Editors
The first of its kind, this volume sets in dialogue African Americanist and textual scholarship, exploring a wide range of African American textual history and work
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Publishing Blackness
Textual Constructions of Race Since 1850
George Hutchinson and John K. Young, Editors
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Publishing Blackness
Textual Constructions of Race Since 1850
George Hutchinson and John K. Young, Editors
The first of its kind, this volume sets in dialogue African Americanist and textual scholarship, exploring a wide range of African American textual history and work
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11. Cover image for 'James Baldwin'
James Baldwin
America and Beyond
Bill Schwarz and Cora Kaplan, editors
An interdisciplinary discussion of Baldwin by leading writers from several fields
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James Baldwin
America and Beyond
Edited by Cora Kaplan and Bill Schwarz
An interdisciplinary discussion of Baldwin by leading writers from several fields
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James Baldwin
America and Beyond
Edited by Bill Schwarz and Cora Kaplan
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12. Cover image for 'Orpheus in the Bronx'
Orpheus in the Bronx
Essays on Identity, Politics, and the Freedom of Poetry
Reginald Shepherd
Essays by the distinguished contemporary poet and writer Reginald Shepherd explore among other subjects personal history, the meaning of beauty, and gay poets
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Orpheus in the Bronx
Essays on Identity, Politics, and the Freedom of Poetry
Reginald Shepherd
Essays by the distinguished contemporary poet and writer Reginald Shepherd explore among other subjects personal history, the meaning of beauty, and gay poets
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Orpheus in the Bronx
Essays on Identity, Politics, and the Freedom of Poetry
Reginald Shepherd
Essays by the distinguished contemporary poet and writer Reginald Shepherd explore among other subjects personal history, the meaning of beauty, and gay poets
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13. Cover image for 'Commerce in Color'
Commerce in Color
Race, Consumer Culture, and American Literature, 1893-1933
James C. Davis
Examines the critical role that race played in the birth of U.S. consumer culture 
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Commerce in Color
Race, Consumer Culture, and American Literature, 1893-1933
James C. Davis
Examines the critical role that race played in the birth of U.S. consumer culture 
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Ed Bullins
Twelve Plays and Selected Writings
Ed Bullins
Collecting works by one of the most influential playwrights of the Black Arts Movement of the 60s and 70s
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Gathering Ground
A Reader Celebrating Cave Canem's First Decade
Toi Derricotte and Cornelius Eady, Editors
A collection from the first ten years of Cave Canem, including work by many leading faculty and the winners of the annual Cave Canem first-book prize
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15. Cover image for 'Gathering Ground'
Gathering Ground
A Reader Celebrating Cave Canem's First Decade
Toi Derricotte and Cornelius Eady, Editors
A collection from the first ten years of Cave Canem, including work by many leading faculty and the winners of the annual Cave Canem first-book prize
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