Specters of democracy : blackness and the aesthetics of politics in the antebellum U.S. / Ivy Wilson.
| Author/creator | Wilson, Ivy G. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Oxford University Press, 2011. |
| Description | x, 237 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction: In the shadows of citizenship : African Americans and democracy's alterity -- Frederick Douglass's "glib-tongue" : African American rhetoric and the language of national belonging -- Merely rhetorical : virtual democracy in William Wells Brown's Clotel -- Rhythm nation : African American poetics and the discourse of freedom -- Black and tan fantasy : Walt Whitman, African Americans, and sounding the nation -- Framing the margins : geometries of space and American genre painting -- The spectacle of disorder : race, decoration, and the social logic of space -- The colored museum : William "Ehtiop" Wilson and the Afric-American picture gallery -- Conclusion: Shadow and act redux. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-224) and index. |
| LCCN | 2010020169 |
| ISBN | 9780195337372 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0195337379 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780195340358 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0195340353 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PS153.B53 W565 2011 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |