ŠALAMOUN, Jiří. Updating the Legacy of the Black Arts Movement and Staying Relevant: Reconnecting with Africa in Ishmael Reed's Japanese by Spring. In Tru Leverette. With Fists Raised : Radical Art, Contemporary Activism, and the Iconoclasm of the Black Arts Movement. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, 2021, p. 249-268. ISBN 978-1-80085-977-7.
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Original name Updating the Legacy of the Black Arts Movement and Staying Relevant: Reconnecting with Africa in Ishmael Reed's Japanese by Spring
Authors ŠALAMOUN, Jiří (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution).
Edition Liverpool, With Fists Raised : Radical Art, Contemporary Activism, and the Iconoclasm of the Black Arts Movement, p. 249-268, 20 pp. 2021.
Publisher Liverpool University Press
Other information
Original language English
Type of outcome Chapter(s) of a specialized book
Field of Study 60206 Specific literatures
Country of publisher United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
Publication form printed version "print"
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RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14410/21:00121408
Organization unit Faculty of Education
ISBN 978-1-80085-977-7
Keywords in English Ishmael Reed; Black Arts movement; Africa; Yoruba religion; African American literature
Tags rivok
Tags International impact, Reviewed
Changed by Changed by: Mgr. Jiří Šalamoun, Ph.D., učo 108994. Changed: 3/5/2023 13:48.
Abstract
This chapter argues for reconsideration of Ishmael Reed’s position to Black Arts Movement. It shows that in his Japanese by Spring, Reed nurtures a key theme of the movement (reconnection to Africa) even at times when the movement itself could not do so and when such a literary goal was perceived as outdated. The chapter does so in the context of contemporary research on the BAM, namely via the presence of anticipation and discussion and disagreement in the novel. The chapter ultimately argues for a closer connection between Reed and the BAM by showing how prominent his vision of African reconnection is in Japanese by Spring. By doing so, it updates the common misconception regarding Reed’s relationship with the BAM and, secondly, it claims that his works should be included in the recently increased research attention paid to BAM.
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