Book chapter
Salon Cultures and Spaces of Culture Edification
A Companion to the Harlem Renaissance, pp 249-266
19 May 2015
Abstract
Amidst broader cultural shifts, salon spaces arose as important sites of acculturation in the New Negro era. By understanding the role of private, shared, and public spaces in the lives of the burgeoning New Negro intellectuals, we can better interpret the movement's impact on literature and the arts. The salon ultimately became a gatekeeping mechanism through which members of the New Negro generation shifted the cultural politics of American and black diasporic cultures. Salon spaces in New York, including Harlem and other locations, are refracted through the lens of color, class, sexuality, and moral standards, while juxtapositions with New Negro society in Washington situate the developments of the era in a broader context.
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Details
- Title
- Salon Cultures and Spaces of Culture Edification
- Creators
- andré m carrington
- Contributors
- Cherene Sherrard‐Johnson (Editor)
- Publication Details
- A Companion to the Harlem Renaissance, pp 249-266
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons, Ltd; Chichester, UK
- Number of pages
- 17
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- English and Philosophy
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84953224361
- Other Identifier
- 991019173809004721