Art in Crisis

Informationen zum Autor Amy Helene Kirschke Klappentext The Crisis was an integral element of the struggle to combat racism in America. As editor of the magazine (1910-1934), W. E. B. Du Bois addressed the important issues facing African Americans. He used the journal as a means of racial uplift, celebrating the joys and hopes of African American culture and life, and as a tool to address the injustices black Americans experienced-the sorrows of persistent discrimination and racial terror, and especially the crime of lynching. The written word was not sufficient. Visual imagery was central to bringing his message to the homes of readers and emphasizing the importance of the cause. Art was integral to his political program. Art in Crisis: W. E. B. Du Bois and the Struggle for African American Identity and Memory reveals how W. E. B. Du Bois created a "visual vocabulary" to define a new collective memory and historical identity for African Americans. Zusammenfassung "The Crisis" was an integral part of the struggle to combat racism in America. As editor of the magazine (1910-1934), W E B Du Bois addressed the important issues facing African Americans. This book is an exploration of how W E B Du Bois created a "visual vocabulary" to define a collective memory and historical identity for African Americans. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Introduction 1. W. E. B. Du Bois and African American Memory and Identity 2. A History of Black Political Cartoons and Illustrations: The Artists 3. The "Crime" of Blackness: Lynching Imagery in The Crisis 4. Theories of Art, Patronage, and Audience 5. Images of Africa and the Diaspora 6. Art, Political Commentary, and Forging a Common Identity Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

Autorentext
Amy Helene Kirschke

Klappentext
The Crisis was an integral element of the struggle to combat racism in America. As editor of the magazine (1910-1934), W. E. B. Du Bois addressed the important issues facing African Americans. He used the journal as a means of racial uplift, celebrating the joys and hopes of African American culture and life, and as a tool to address the injustices black Americans experienced-the sorrows of persistent discrimination and racial terror, and especially the crime of lynching. The written word was not sufficient. Visual imagery was central to bringing his message to the homes of readers and emphasizing the importance of the cause. Art was integral to his political program. Art in Crisis: W. E. B. Du Bois and the Struggle for African American Identity and Memory reveals how W. E. B. Du Bois created a "visual vocabulary" to define a new collective memory and historical identity for African Americans.

Zusammenfassung
"The Crisis" was an integral part of the struggle to combat racism in America. As editor of the magazine (1910-1934), W E B Du Bois addressed the important issues facing African Americans. This book is an exploration of how W E B Du Bois created a "visual vocabulary" to define a collective memory and historical identity for African Americans.

Inhalt
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. W. E. B. Du Bois and African American Memory and Identity
2. A History of Black Political Cartoons and Illustrations: The Artists
3. The "Crime" of Blackness: Lynching Imagery in The Crisis
4. Theories of Art, Patronage, and Audience
5. Images of Africa and the Diaspora
6. Art, Political Commentary, and Forging a Common Identity
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index

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