Du Bois’s Telegram
Author | : Juliana Spahr |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 257 |
Release | : 2018-10-23 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780674986961 |
ISBN-13 | : 0674986962 |
Rating | : 4/5 (962 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Du Bois’s Telegram by : Juliana Spahr
Download or read book Du Bois’s Telegram written by Juliana Spahr and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2018-10-23 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taking her cue from W. E. B. Du Bois, Juliana Spahr explores how state interests have shaped U.S. literature. What is the relationship between literature and politics? Can writing be revolutionary? Can art be autonomous or is escape from nations and nationalisms impossible? As her sobering study affirms, aesthetic resistance is easily domesticated.