Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance
The Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance (
Additional authors
In addition to the hundreds of articles written by West and Aberjhani, the Encyclopedia also includes an extended foreword by Clement Alexander Price. The founder and director of the Institute on Ethnicity, Culture, and the Modern Experience at Rutgers University, Dr. Price in 2013 was appointed by Barack Obama to the presidential advisory council on historic preservation.[2] Other key contributors to the volume are: Iris Formey Dawson, Vaughnette Goode-Walker, Ja A. Jahannes, Karen E. Johnson, and Mary C. Lewis.
Reception
Acknowledged as the first encyclopedic volume on the subject, Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance upon publication received generally favorable reviews.
Awards
Awards it has received include the Choice Academic Title Award, the "Best History Book Award", and the "New Jersey Notable Book Award" 1999-2005.[7]
Impact on field of study
Since its initial hard copy release in paperback and hardback editions in 2003, Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance has prompted an increase in studies of the Jazz Age era.
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- Publishers, 2003)
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- Encyclopedia of the African Diaspora: Origins, Experiences, and Culture 3-volume set by Boyce Davies and Carole Elizabeth (ABC-CLIO Publishing, 2008)
- Ebony Rising: Short Fiction of the Greater Harlem Renaissance Era by Craig Gable (Indiana University Press, 2004)
- Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Literature: U-Z, The by Hans A. Ostrom and J. David Macey (Greenwood Publishing, 2005).
- Harlem Speaks: A Living History of the Harlem Renaissance by Cary D. Wintz (Sourcebooks MediaFusionPub; with CD edition, 2006)
- Interdisciplinary Bibliographic Guide to Black Studies by GK Hall. (GK Hall Publisher, 2004).
- Music Musique: French and American Piano Composition in the Jazz Ageby Barbara Meister (Indiana University Press, 2006)
- Political Aspects of “The New Negro” by Christoph Ellssel (GRIN Verlag Pub, 2008)
- Teaching the AcademicPublishers; 2nd ed. edition 2008)
Key 100th-anniversary source document
Beginning with the 2011 essay titled “The Approaching 100th Anniversary of the Harlem Renaissance”[9] the encyclopedia has been a key document in the call for official international commemorations of the Harlem Renaissance Centennial.
See also
- Aberjhani
- Harlem Renaissance
- W.E.B. Du Bois
- Zora Neale Hurston
- Langston Hughes
- Wallace Thurman
- Jean Toomer
References
- ^ Booklist, “Black History Spotlight: Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance,” 2004
- ^ White House Press Release: President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts
- ^ Evette Porter, “Book Gift Guide, Season’s Readings,” ESSENCE Magazine 34, no. 8,Dec 2003, p. 154
- ^ Times of Trenton
- ^ Black Issues Book Review
- ^ Bridget Slayden, "Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance," Library Media Connection April/May 2004
- Choice41, no. 5 (January 2004)
- American StudiesResources Centre, Aldham Robarts Library, Liverpool John Moores University
- ^ The Approaching 100th Anniversary of the Harlem Renaissance by Aberjhani (AXS Entertainment Pub, 2011)