The final section addresses literary and cultural moments that are lesser-known in the canon of African American literature and culture. This book presents the 1960s as a unique commitment to art, ...

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61 percent of employed American workers say ... music, theater, visual arts, and literature). And, finally, Americans approve of government support of the arts. Most Americans approve of ...

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Nolan-Brueck, Sarah 2023. Revising National Myths Through Queer Kinship in Percival Everett’s Wounded. Orbit: A Journal of American Literature, Vol. 11, Issue. 1, ...

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The definition of American folk art is notoriously difficult to pin down. In the twentieth century “folk art” has embraced everything from Pennsylvania German frakturs to eccentric architectural ...

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