Loose Canons: Notes on the Culture Wars

Contents......Page 10
Introduction......Page 12
I: LITERATURE......Page 22
1 Canon Confidential: A Sam Slade Caper......Page 24
2 The Master\'s Pieces: On Canon Formation and the African-American Tradition......Page 38
3 Writing, \"Race,\" and the Difference It Makes......Page 64
4 Talking Black: Critical Signs of the Times......Page 92
II: THE PROFESSION......Page 106
5 \"Tell Me, Sir, . . . What Is \'Black\' Literature?\"......Page 108
6 Integrating the American Mind......Page 126
7 African-American Studies in the 21st Century......Page 142
III: SOCIETY......Page 150
8 \"What\'s in a Name?\" Some Meanings of Blackness......Page 152
9 The Big Picture......Page 174
10 Trading on the Margin: Notes on the Culture of Criticism......Page 194
B......Page 216
E......Page 217
L......Page 218
S......Page 219
Y......Page 220