Transatlantic Cultural Exchange : : African American Women's Art and Activism in West Germany / / Katharina Gerund.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG and UP eBook Package 2000-2015
• VerfasserIn: Gerund, Katharina,
• Place / Publishing House: Bielefeld : : transcript Verlag, , [2014]; ©2013
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Edition: 1. Aufl.
• Language: English
• Series: American Culture Studies ; 5
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (316 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgements --; 1 Introduction --; 2 (African) Americanizing Germany --; 3 African American Culture in (Postwar) Germany --; 4 Transatlantic Political Protests and Countercultures: Angela Davis --; 5 Visions of (Global) Sisterhood and Black Solidarity: Audre Lorde --; 6 Transatlantic Travels via Celluloid and the Literary Circuit: Alice Walker and Toni Morrison --; 7 Conclusion --; Works Cited
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9783839422731; 9783110638721; 9783111025230; 9783110661552; 9783110352856; 9783110370744; 9783110401219
• DOI: 10.1515/transcript.9783839422731?locatt=mode:legacy
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Katharina Gerund.

From Josephine Baker's performances in the 1920s to the 1970s solidarity campaigns for Angela Davis, from Audre Lorde as »mother« of the Afro-German movement in the 1980s to the literary stardom of 1993 Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison, Germans have actively engaged with African American women's art and activism throughout the 20th century. The discursive strategies that have shaped the (West) German reactions to African American women's social activism and cultural work are examined in this study, which proposes not only a nuanced understanding of »African Americanizations« as a form of cultural exchange but also sheds new light on the role of African American culture for (West) German society, culture, and national identity.