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Black Folklore and the Politics of Racial Representation is a superb examination of the impact of black folklore on African American literature and identity in the nineteenth century. Shirley Moody-Turner accomplishes her goal of illuminating black scholars' and writers' employment of folklore in their push for African American self-definition and self-representation. With its detailed and engaging narrative, the book will be an enjoyable and intellectually stimulating read for those interested in African American folklore, literature, and history as well as the racial politics of folklore studies. --Langston Wilkins, Journal of Folklore Research -Black Folklore and the Politics of Racial Representation is a superb examination of the impact of black folklore on African American literature and identity in the nineteenth century. Shirley Moody-Turner accomplishes her goal of illuminating black scholars' and writers' employment of folklore in their push for African American self-definition and self-representation. With its detailed and engaging narrative, the book will be an enjoyable and intellectually stimulating read for those interested in African American folklore, literature, and history as well as the racial politics of folklore studies.---Langston Wilkins, Journal of Folklore Research -Centering the work of black and white folklorists and scholars of folklore in the national debates about the politics of racial representation at the close of the nineteenth century, Moody-Turner brilliantly constructs an alternative tradition of African American folklore studies and challenges conventional notions of what counts as theorizations of folklore and race. This book is a splendidly original and extremely well-written contribution to black folklore and literary studies. Moody-Turner combines mastery of the archive with an equally strong grasp of literary theory and critical race studies. This book was a delight to read, and I learned something new in every chapter. It is essential reading for anyone interested in the politics of representation, American intellectual history, and the history of folklore studies.---Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Harvard University -Shirley Moody-Turner's book provides an incisive look at the cultural politics of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries when black educators, folklorists, and writers . . . began to challenge popular culture's distorted image of African Americans.---Scott L. Matthews, Journal of Southern History Shirley Moody-Turner's book provides an incisive look at the cultural politics of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries when black educators, folklorists, and writers . . . began to challenge popular culture's distorted image of African Americans. --Scott L. Matthews, Journal of Southern History Centering the work of black and white folklorists and scholars of folklore in the national debates about the politics of racial representation at the close of the nineteenth century, Moody-Turner brilliantly constructs an alternative tradition of African American folklore studies and challenges conventional notions of what counts as theorizations of folklore and race. This book is a splendidly original and extremely well-written contribution to black folklore and literary studies. Moody-Turner combines mastery of the archive with an equally strong grasp of literary theory and critical race studies. This book was a delight to read, and I learned something new in every chapter. It is essential reading for anyone interested in the politics of representation, American intellectual history, and the history of folklore studies. --Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Harvard University Centering the work of black and white folklorists and scholars of folklore in the national debates about the politics of racial representation at the close of the nineteenth century, Moody-Turner brilliantly constructs an alternative tradition of African American folklore studies and challenges conventional notions of what counts as theorizations of folklore and race. This book is a splendidly original and extremely well-written contribution to black folklore and literary studies. Moody-Turner combines mastery of the archive with an equally strong grasp of literary theory and critical race studies. This book was a delight to read, and I learned something new in every chapter. It is essential reading for anyone interested in the politics of representation, American intellectual history, and the history of folklore studies. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Harvard University

Centering the work of black and white folklorists and scholars of folklore in the national debates about the politics of racial representation at the close of the nineteenth century, Moody-Turner brilliantly constructs an alternative tradition of African American folklore studies and challenges conventional notions of what counts as theorizations of folklore and race. This book is a splendidly original and extremely well-written contribution to black folklore and literary studies. Moody-Turner combines mastery of the archive with an equally strong grasp of literary theory and critical race studies. This book was a delight to read, and I learned something new in every chapter. It is essential reading for anyone interested in the politics of representation, American intellectual history, and the history of folklore studies. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Harvard University</p>

Centering the work of black and white folklorists and scholars of folklore in the national debates about the politics of racial representation at the close of the nineteenth century, Moody-Turner brilliantly constructs an alternative tradition of African American folklore studies and challenges conventional notions of what counts as theorizations of folklore and race. This book is a splendidly original and extremely well-written contribution to black folklore and literary studies. Moody-Turner combines mastery of the archive with an equally strong grasp of literary theory and critical race studies. This book was a delight to read, and I learned something new in every chapter. It is essential reading for anyone interested in the politics of representation, American intellectual history, and the history of folklore studies. --Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Harvard University</p>

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Shirley Moody-Turner, State College, Pennsylvania, is associate professor of English and African American studies at Pennsylvania State University. She is coeditor of Contemporary African American Literature: The Living Canon. She has also published essays on African American literature, race, and folklore in New Essays on the African American Novel, A Companion to African American Literature, and African American Review.

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