Home: Social Essays
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"Home: Social Essays" is a collection of politically charged and culturally incisive essays by Amiri Baraka that explore race, identity, and social struggle in mid-20th-century America.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Home: Social Essays canonical | 4 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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essay collection ⓘ |
| author |
Amiri Baraka
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Amiri Baraka ⓘ
surface form:
LeRoi Jones
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| exploresTheme |
Black cultural nationalism
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art and politics ⓘ cultural identity ⓘ racial oppression ⓘ revolutionary politics ⓘ |
| genre |
African-American literature
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essay ⓘ political essay ⓘ social criticism ⓘ |
| hasPart |
“Afro-American Literature and Class Struggle”
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“Black Art” ⓘ “Cuba Libre” ⓘ “Home” ⓘ “Soul Food” ⓘ “The Changing Same (R&B and New Black Music)” ⓘ “The Legacy of Malcolm X” ⓘ “The Revolutionary Theatre” ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
Black nationalist
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Marxist-influenced ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Cuban Revolution
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Malcolm X ⓘ civil rights movement ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Black Arts Movement ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
African-American identity
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culture ⓘ mid-20th-century America ⓘ politics ⓘ race in the United States ⓘ social struggle ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of American racism
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culturally incisive commentary ⓘ exploration of Black nationalism ⓘ politically charged essays ⓘ |
| publicationDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| publisher |
Morrow
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William Morrow and Company ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
readers of political essays
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scholars of American literature ⓘ students of African-American studies ⓘ |
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