Richard Schur
Biographic Data
| ID | 1356281 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Richard Schur |
| GIVEN NAMES | Richard |
| FAMILY NAME | Schur |
| SIGNATURE | SCHUR R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Drury University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Haunt or Home? Ethos and African American Literature
The African American rhetorical tradition could be described as a shelter in an alien environment or as a way station on a long journey. A focus on ethos suggests that such a narrow approach to African American literature cannot do justice to these literary texts: how these writers employ images and symbols, craft and deploy examine identities, blend, criticize, and create traditions, explore contemporary issues, and create community. Because of …
The Tanning of America
Post-Soul Aesthetics in Contemporary African American Art
In 1926, W. E. B. Du Bois announced to a meeting of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) that all art must be propaganda to help improve the condition of the race (22). Du Bois's own foray into visual culture certainly follows this prescription. For the 1900 Paris Exposition, he collected a series of images to describe the progress of African Americans since the Civil War. Du Bois carefully selected images that p…
Locating Paradise in the Post-Civil Rights Era
Locating Paradise in the Post–Civil Rights Era:Toni Morrison and Critical Race Theory Richard L. Schur (bio) Home is not a little thing. Toni Morrison, Paradise This article attempts to "locate" Toni Morrison's Paradisein the post-civil rights era by identifying its place within contemporary discussions about African American culture and the civil rights movement's legacy. Paradise is but one instance of an ongoing conversation among critical rac…
Critical Race Theory and the Limits of Auto/Biography
My words are my only valuables. —Patricia Williams, The Alchemy of Race and Rights Critical race theory has differentiated itself from traditional legal criticism in part by insisting on the importance of auto/biography in shaping legal doctrine and practice. 1 Many critical race theorists have deployed biography and autobiography as literary devices in their criticism to demonstrate the relationship between form and content in legal thinking. 2 …
Post-Soul Aesthetics in Contemporary African American Art
In 1926, W. E. B. Du Bois announced to a meeting of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) that all art must be propaganda to help improve the condition of the race (22). Du Bois's own foray into visual culture certainly follows this prescription. For the 1900 Paris Exposition, he collected a series of images to describe the progress of African Americans since the Civil War. Du Bois carefully selected images that p…
Critical Race Theory and the Limits of Auto/Biography
My words are my only valuables. —Patricia Williams, The Alchemy of Race and Rights Critical race theory has differentiated itself from traditional legal criticism in part by insisting on the importance of auto/biography in shaping legal doctrine and practice. 1 Many critical race theorists have deployed biography and autobiography as literary devices in their criticism to demonstrate the relationship between form and content in legal thinking. 2 …
Critical Race Theory and the Limits of Auto/Biography
My words are my only valuables. —Patricia Williams, The Alchemy of Race and Rights Critical race theory has differentiated itself from traditional legal criticism in part by insisting on the importance of auto/biography in shaping legal doctrine and practice. 1 Many critical race theorists have deployed biography and autobiography as literary devices in their criticism to demonstrate the relationship between form and content in legal thinking. 2 …
Locating Paradise in the Post-Civil Rights Era
Locating Paradise in the Post–Civil Rights Era:Toni Morrison and Critical Race Theory Richard L. Schur (bio) Home is not a little thing. Toni Morrison, Paradise This article attempts to "locate" Toni Morrison's Paradisein the post-civil rights era by identifying its place within contemporary discussions about African American culture and the civil rights movement's legacy. Paradise is but one instance of an ongoing conversation among critical rac…
Post-Soul Aesthetics in Contemporary African American Art
In 1926, W. E. B. Du Bois announced to a meeting of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) that all art must be propaganda to help improve the condition of the race (22). Du Bois's own foray into visual culture certainly follows this prescription. For the 1900 Paris Exposition, he collected a series of images to describe the progress of African Americans since the Civil War. Du Bois carefully selected images that p…
The Tanning of America
Haunt or Home? Ethos and African American Literature
The African American rhetorical tradition could be described as a shelter in an alien environment or as a way station on a long journey. A focus on ethos suggests that such a narrow approach to African American literature cannot do justice to these literary texts: how these writers employ images and symbols, craft and deploy examine identities, blend, criticize, and create traditions, explore contemporary issues, and create community. Because of …
Art (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Race, History, and American Society (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · American Constitutional Law and Politics (2 works) · Critical race theory (2 works) · Latin American and Latino Studies (2 works)