Out of the Woodpile: Black Characters in Crime and Detective Fiction

by Frankie Y. Bailey

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Contending that a mythology of race consisting of themes of sex and savagery exists in the United States and is perpetuated in popular culture, Frankie Y. Bailey identifies stereotypical images of blacks in crime and detective fiction and probes the implied values and collective fantasies found there. Out of the Woodpile is the first sociohistorical study of the evolution of black detectives and other African American characters in genre...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0313266719

ISBN13:9780313266713

Release Date:February 1991

Publisher:Praeger

Length:208 Pages

Weight:1.15 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.1" x 9.5"

Related Subjects

American Literature Classics Criticism & Theory Ethnic Studies History & Criticism Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Literature Politics & Social Sciences Social Science

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