Reclaiming Humanity in Literature
A Dialectical Analysis of Zora Neale Hurston and Her Critics
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12948246 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sayyed Navid Etedali Rezapoorian (University of New Mexico), J Sánchez (0000-0002-6488-4728, University of New Mexico) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 100-121 |
| Publication date | 2024-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American, British and Canadian Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1841-1487 • E-ISSN: 1841-964X |
| Publisher | De Gruyter Open (PUBLISHER • PL) |
| DOI | 10.2478/abcsj-2024-0028 |
| OpenAlex | W4405888723 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 11 |
The literary debate involving Hughes, Locke, Wright and Hurston was provocative not only because of the past relations between the authors, but also because of its implications as to what should constitute Black writing, which was making its first serious efforts to establish its Blackness and Americanness as two potentially harmonious entities. This article examines the Hurstonian mission to revitalize the humanity of the Black community in the eyes of both the dominant white culture and the Black community itself. Hurston achieves this by exploiting the rich tapestry of Black folklore and Black dialect – an effort that encapsulates the essence of the Harlem Renaissance. However, her literary detractors misapprehended this rehumanizing project, finding her writing lacking in relation to their ideals of Black expression, Black perfection, and New Negro identity. The article further explores the implications of Hurston’s rehumanizing project for both the Black communities of that time and future generations
Aesthetics · African american · African-American literature · American literature · Art · Art history · Black church · Dialectic · Folklore · Harlem Renaissance · Humanity · Identity (music · Literature · Paradise · Perfection · Performance art · Sociology · Theology · White (mutation · Wright · American and British Literature Analysis · American Political and Social Dynamics · Anthropology · Philosophy · Race, History, and American Society
What White Publishers Won’t Print (1950)
Characteristics of Negro Expression (1934)
The Souls of Black Folk
African Kings and Black Slaves
Joy and Love in Zora Neale Hurston and Dorothy Waring’s 1944 Black Feminist Musical Polk County
The Political Incorrectness of Zora Neale Hurston
Zora Neale Hurston and Questions of Scholarship
Transgress
Harlem on Our Minds
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |