The book describes the movement by African American authors from slave narratives and antebellum newspapers into fiction writing, and the subsequent developments of black genre fiction through the present. It analyzes works by modern African American mystery writers, focusing on sleuths, the social locations of crime, victims and offenders, the notion of "doing justice," and the role of African American cultural vernacular in mystery fiction. A final section focuses on readers and reading, examining African American mystery writers' access to the marketplace and the issue of the "double…mehr
The book describes the movement by African American authors from slave narratives and antebellum newspapers into fiction writing, and the subsequent developments of black genre fiction through the present. It analyzes works by modern African American mystery writers, focusing on sleuths, the social locations of crime, victims and offenders, the notion of "doing justice," and the role of African American cultural vernacular in mystery fiction. A final section focuses on readers and reading, examining African American mystery writers' access to the marketplace and the issue of the "double audience" raised by earlier writers. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.
Frankie Y. Bailey is an associate professor in the University at Albany's School of Criminal Justice. She is a member of Mystery Writers of America and currently serves as the secretary and a director-at-large of the Board of Directors. She is also a member of Sisters in Crime and of Romance Writers of America.
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Table of Contents Preface PART I. EARLY BLACK WRITERS AS CRIME REPORTERS 1. Naming the Crime 2. Early Genre Writers 3. From Himes to Hip Hop PART II. MODERN AFRICAN AMERICAN MYSTERY WRITERS 4. The Sleuths and Their Worlds 5. Place, Crime, and Community 6. Victims and Offenders 7. Doing Justice PART III. READERS, WRITERS, AND SCHOLARS 8. Readers and Reading 9. Writers and Scholars Speak Concluding Thoughts: Worldviews in Context Appendix A: Biographical Information Appendix B: Books of Post-1987 Authors in the Sample Appendix C: Nominations and Awards Appendix D: Checklist of Mystery/Detective Fiction, Film and Television
Appendix E: Index to Topics in the Books in the Sample Appendix F: Readers Survey Notes Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Preface PART I. EARLY BLACK WRITERS AS CRIME REPORTERS 1. Naming the Crime 2. Early Genre Writers 3. From Himes to Hip Hop PART II. MODERN AFRICAN AMERICAN MYSTERY WRITERS 4. The Sleuths and Their Worlds 5. Place, Crime, and Community 6. Victims and Offenders 7. Doing Justice PART III. READERS, WRITERS, AND SCHOLARS 8. Readers and Reading 9. Writers and Scholars Speak Concluding Thoughts: Worldviews in Context Appendix A: Biographical Information Appendix B: Books of Post-1987 Authors in the Sample Appendix C: Nominations and Awards Appendix D: Checklist of Mystery/Detective Fiction, Film and Television
Appendix E: Index to Topics in the Books in the Sample Appendix F: Readers Survey Notes Bibliography Index
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