{"product_id":"freedom-time-the-poetics-and-politics-of-black-experimental-writing-paperback","title":"Freedom Time: The Poetics and Politics of Black Experimental Writing - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnthony Reed\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExperimental poetry and prose by black writers rejects traditional interpretations of social protest and identity formation to reveal radical new ways of perceiving the world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner, 2016 William Sanders Scarborough Prize, Modern Language Association\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStandard literary criticism tends to either ignore or downplay the unorthodox tradition of black experimental writing that emerged in the wake of protests against colonization and Jim Crow-era segregation. Histories of African American literature likewise have a hard time accounting for the distinctiveness of experimental writing, which is part of a general shift in emphasis among black writers away from appeals for social recognition or raising consciousness. In \u003ci\u003eFreedom Time\u003c\/i\u003e, Anthony Reed offers a theoretical reading of \"black experimental writing\" that presents the term both as a profound literary development and as a concept for analyzing how writing challenges us to rethink the relationships between race and literary techniques. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough extended analyses of works by African American and Afro-Caribbean writers--including N. H. Pritchard, Suzan-Lori Parks, NourbeSe Philip, Kamau Brathwaite, Claudia Rankine, Douglas Kearney, Harryette Mullen, and Nathaniel Mackey--Reed develops a new sense of the literary politics of formally innovative writing and the connections between literature and politics since the 1960s. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFreedom Time\u003c\/i\u003e reclaims the power of experimental black voices by arguing that readers and critics must see them as more than a mere reflection of the politics of social protest and identity formation. With an approach informed by literary, cultural, African American, and feminist studies, Reed shows how reworking literary materials and conventions liberates writers to push the limits of representation and expression.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner, 2016 William Sanders Scarborough Prize, Modern Language Association\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStandard literary criticism tends to either ignore or downplay the unorthodox tradition of black experimental writing that emerged in the wake of protests against colonization and Jim Crow-era segregation. Histories of African American literature likewise have a hard time accounting for the distinctiveness of experimental writing, which is part of a general shift in emphasis among black writers away from appeals for social recognition or raising consciousness. In \u003ci\u003eFreedom Time\u003c\/i\u003e, Anthony Reed offers a theoretical reading of black experimental writing that presents the term both as a profound literary development and as a concept for analyzing how writing challenges us to rethink the relationships between race and literary techniques. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough extended analyses of works by African American and Afro-Caribbean writers--including N. H. Pritchard, Suzan-Lori Parks, NourbeSe Philip, Kamau Brathwaite, Claudia Rankine, Douglas Kearney, Harryette Mullen, and Nathaniel Mackey--Reed develops a new sense of the literary politics of formally innovative writing and the connections between literature and politics since the 1960s. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eFreedom Time\u003c\/i\u003e reclaims the power of experimental black voices by arguing that readers and critics must see them as more than a mere reflection of the politics of social protest and identity formation. With an approach informed by literary, cultural, African American, and feminist studies, Reed shows how reworking literary materials and conventions liberates writers to push the limits of representation and expression.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReed provides a strong context in which to examine these highly complex writers and their techniques, adding insight into writers who are undervalued (in the case of Mullen and Philip) and\/or lesser known (Pritchard and Kearney).--\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInsightful and elegant, \u003ci\u003eFreedom Time\u003c\/i\u003e provides astute, compelling, even breathtaking readings of the structural and theoretical implications of black experimental writing. Brilliantly appropriate, this important book has started a conversation that we must have, and it will anchor that conversation for some time.--Keith D. Leonard, American University, author of \u003ci\u003eFettered Genius: The African American Bardic Poet from Slavery to Civil Rights\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eAnthony Reed \u003c\/b\u003eis an associate professor of English and African American Studies at Yale University.\u003c\/p\u003e--Keith D. Leonard, American University, author of \u003ci\u003eFettered Genius: The African American Bardic Poet from Slavery to Civil Rights\u003c\/i\u003e \"Choice\"\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner, 2016 William Sanders Scarborough Prize, Modern Language Association\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStandard literary criticism tends to either ignore or downplay the unorthodox tradition of black experimental writing that emerged in the wake of protests against colonization and Jim Crow-era segregation. Histories of African American literature likewise have a hard time accounting for the distinctiveness of experimental writing, which is part of a general shift in emphasis among black writers away from appeals for social recognition or raising consciousness. In \u003ci\u003eFreedom Time\u003c\/i\u003e, Anthony Reed offers a theoretical reading of \"black experimental writing\" that presents the term both as a profound literary development and as a concept for analyzing how writing challenges us to rethink the relationships between race and literary techniques. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough extended analyses of works by African American and Afro-Caribbean writers--including N. H. Pritchard, Suzan-Lori Parks, NourbeSe Philip, Kamau Brathwaite, Claudia Rankine, Douglas Kearney, Harryette Mullen, and Nathaniel Mackey--Reed develops a new sense of the literary politics of formally innovative writing and the connections between literature and politics since the 1960s. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFreedom Time\u003c\/i\u003e reclaims the power of experimental black voices by arguing that readers and critics must see them as more than a mere reflection of the politics of social protest and identity formation. With an approach informed by literary, cultural, African American, and feminist studies, Reed shows how reworking literary materials and conventions liberates writers to push the limits of representation and expression.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Reed provides a strong context in which to examine these highly complex writers and their techniques, adding insight into writers who are undervalued (in the case of Mullen and Philip) and\/or lesser known (Pritchard and Kearney).\"--\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Insightful and elegant, \u003ci\u003eFreedom Time\u003c\/i\u003e provides astute, compelling, even breathtaking readings of the structural and theoretical implications of black experimental writing. Brilliantly appropriate, this important book has started a conversation that we must have, and it will anchor that conversation for some time.\"--Keith D. Leonard, American University, author of \u003ci\u003eFettered Genius: The African American Bardic Poet from Slavery to Civil Rights\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnthony Reed \u003c\/b\u003eis an associate professor of English and African American Studies at Yale University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnthony Reed\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor of English and African American Studies at Yale University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52703442043187,"sku":"9781421421209","price":54.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/NE1TS0FCZ1p2OVFCckRzdWU1MTVBdz09.webp?v=1763323250","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/freedom-time-the-poetics-and-politics-of-black-experimental-writing-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}