Half in shadow : the life and legacy of Nellie Y. McKay / Shanna Greene Benjamin.
| Author/creator |
Benjamin, Shanna Greene author. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2021] |
| Description | xiv, 259 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
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| Abstract | "Nellie Y. McKay (1930-2006) was a pivotal figure in contemporary American letters. The author of several books, McKay is best known for coediting the canon-making Norton Anthology of African American Literature with Henry Louis Gates Jr., which helped secure a place for the scholarly study of Black writing that had been ignored by white academia. However, there is more to McKay's life and legacy than her literary scholarship. After her passing, new details about McKay's life emerged, surprising everyone who knew her. Why did McKay choose to hide so many details of her past? Shanna Greene Benjamin examines McKay's path through the professoriate to learn about the strategies, sacrifices, and successes of contemporary Black women in the American academy"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2020042509 |
| ISBN | 9781469661889 hardcover ; alkaline paper |
| ISBN | 1469661888 hardcover ; alkaline paper |
| ISBN | 9781469662534 paperback ; alkaline paper |
| ISBN | 1469662531 paperback ; alkaline paper |
| ISBN | electronic book |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | LC2781.5 .B46 2021 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |