| Description |
xxviii, 117 p. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: "unexamined lives" : the study of African American journalism autobiography -- Journalism : memory, history, and context -- Form, function, and the public sphere in Jill Nelson's Volunteer slavery -- Volunteer slavery and the speech aspects of the autobiographical manifesto -- Surveillance and performance in Nathan McCall's Makes me wanna holler -- Jake Lamar, Patricia Raybon, and the autobiographical manifesto form -- Memoir and the African American newsroom experience : themes and considerations -- Conclusion: the synergy between race, class, gender, and profession in African American journalists' autobiographies. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
American prose literature -- African American authors -- History and criticism.
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African American authors -- Biography -- History and criticism.
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African American journalists -- Biography -- History and criticism.
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Autobiography -- African American authors.
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African American authors -- Intellectual life.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780810869301 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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0810869306 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9780810869318 (electronic bk.) |
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0810869314 (electronic bk.) |
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