Outside Literary Studies: Black Criticism and the University

A timely reconsideration of the history of the profession,Outside Literary Studiesinvestigates how midcentury Black writers built a critical practice tuned to the struggle against racism and colonialism.

This striking contribution to Black literary studies examines the practices of Black writers in the mid-twentieth century to revise our understanding of the institutionalization of literary studies in America. Andy Hinesuncovers a vibrant history of interpretive resistance to university-base...