The Last Darky by Louis Chude-Sokei
Examines the use of Africa as a figure in the Harlem Renaissance and looks at the place of that movement within a wider Black modernism
“Louis Chude-Sokei’s innovative study not only brings overdue attention to Bert WilliamsIt deepens our understanding of black modernity and redirects the study of minstrelsy as well. A rich, wide-ranging book, it is filled with resonant insights and brilliant collocations.”—Nathaniel Mackey, author of Paracritical Hinge
“With theoretical verve and archival aplomb, Louis Chude-Sokei explores an open secret that we too often have preferred to ignore: the central role of black minstrelsy in the origins of the Harlem Renaissance. Starting with the simple fact of Bert Williams’s Caribbean origins, he finds the multiple layers of masquerade in any performance of ‘race.’ A timely, often profound portrait of the dynamics of intraracial difference in diaspora.”—Brent Hayes Edwards, author of The Practice of Diaspora
“With theoretical verve and archival aplomb, Louis Chude-Sokei explores an open secret that we too often have preferred to ignore: the central role of black minstrelsy in the origins of the Harlem Renaissance. Starting with the simple fact of Bert Williams’s Caribbean origins, he finds the multiple layers of masquerade in any performance of ‘race.’ A timely, often profound portrait of the dynamics of intraracial difference in diaspora.”—Brent Hayes Edwards, author of The Practice of Diaspora
Louis Chude-Sokei is Professor of English and African American Studies at Boston University.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780822336433 |
| ISBN 10 | 082233643X |
| Title | The Last Darky |
| Author | Louis Chude-Sokei |
| Series | A John Hope Franklin Center Book |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Duke University Press |
| Year published | 2006-01-16 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Prizes | Commended for Hurston/Wright LEGACY Award (Nonfiction) 2007 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |