research paper for Jamie

Sources 

1. Locke, Alain. “Enter the New Negro.” Survey Graphic, March 1925 http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/pds/maai3/migrations/text8/lockenewnegro.pdf

Just like the other resources in this list of sources, this resource is primarily a review of the new Negro who was conscious of freedom while at the same time understood the value and function of black American’s art and culture. In his writing, Locke shows that the old Negro was more of a myth than a man that is the reason he writes about the new Negro who has gained new understanding of the value of the black culture and art. It is in this writing that Locke captures the optimism and hope of a people who have gained renewed vision of opportunity.

2.   Graham, Maryemma. “The New Negro Renaissance.” University of Kansas Press http://exhibitions.nypl.org/africanaage/essay-renaissance.html

Basically, this resource is the how the new Negro Renaissance came to be. Apparently, the author, Graham, introduces the concept of new Negro renaissance by describing the experiences of Langston, as a student at Columbia University. To put into perspective this new movement, the author describes the great migration, which brought about mixing of various traditions in Harlem, the social class and gender, the short stories and theatre, and the music.

3. “Articles.” The Harlem Renaissance: What Was It, and Why Does It Matter? |Humanities Texas. Retrieved from www.humanitiestexas.org/news/articles/harlem-renaissance-what-was-it-and-why-does-it-matter.

Apparently, the primary focus of this article is to describe the Harlem Renaissance, and the reasons why it matters today in the understanding of the political thought of the African Americans. The author, Wintz, starts off the article with the description of what the Harlem Renaissance was, when and where it began. Apparently, the descriptions are of great detail that they provide useful information to a better understanding of this important movement.

4. Faturoti, Ambrose. Renaissance Collage - Locke and the New Negro,  xroads.virginia.edu/~MA03/faturoti/harlem/collage/locke.html. 

This resource is all about the anthology of Alain Locke, named the new Negro that he published in the year 1925. It is in this anthology that Locke described the landscape of the small city of Harlem that was filled with the various notions of what it meant to be a black African American. Apparently, Locke believed that it is the diversity of the notions of the blacks in Harlem that brought to light the potential wealth of the history of black Americans as well as catalyzing the growth of the Harlem Renaissance movement. To bring to light the reliability of this resource, the author describes the upbringing of Locke, his schooling and professional success, which he believes make Locke a reliable figure to evoke the study of the Harlem Renaissance.

5.   “Harlem Renaissance.” YouTube, YouTube, 1 May 2014. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3ozfYC9CZE.

This resource is a review of the city of Harlem and its contribution to the renaissance. The videos starts off with the introduction of the city of Harlem, which the reporter says was majorly occupied by upper middle class whites in the year 1910 but by 1920, the city had attracted many African Americans who were running away from suffering and poverty in the south to look for opportunities. As the city grew, so was the drive to support African American culture and art, in what was known as the Harlem Renaissance. The reporter goes on to describe how the activities in the city of Harlem contributed to the growth of the art and culture of the African Americans in particular and that of America in general.

6. http://www.americansc.org.uk/online/online_2013/harlem.Html

In this resource, apparently, the author, Neimneh, did a review of the African American satire and Harlem renaissance literary politics. In the review, Neimneh discusses how attire has been used in the fictional works regarding the Harlem renaissance. Apparently, this discussion is made with reference to the intellectual and critical debates regarding the function and value of African American art. The author opines that satire was used in such art because it had both political and social power and that because it had subversive, polemical, and controversial characteristics that made it fit to discuss the representation of blacks in literature while at the same time showcasing the achievements of the renaissance movement. The author also believes that the use of satire evolved as an assertion of aesthetic freedom and as a reaction to the demands of propaganda.

Equally, in this review, Neimneh believes that satire as applied in the Harlem Renaissance fiction was a weapon to fight vice and human folly as promoted by propaganda. So, to fight human folly and vice, satire propelled a reformative vision through its sociopolitical messages regarding the radical situation that prevailed that time.

References

Faturoti, Ambrose, (2002). Renaissance Collage - Locke and the New Negro, retrieved from xroads.virginia.edu/~MA03/faturoti/harlem/collage/locke.html.

Hoover, L. (1 May 2014). “Harlem Renaissance.” YouTube, YouTube. Retrieved from www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3ozfYC9CZE.

Graham, Maryemma (n.d). “The New Negro Renaissance.” University of Kansas Press. Retrieved from http://exhibitions.nypl.org/africanaage/essay-renaissance.html

Locke, Alain. “Enter the New Negro.” Survey Graphic, March 1925. Retrieved from http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/pds/maai3/migrations/text8/lockenewnegro.pdf

Nemneh, S. (June, 30, 2014). African American satire and Harlem Renaissance literary politics: Review. American studies resource center. Retrieved from http://www.americansc.org.uk/online/online_2013/harlem.Html

 Wintz, D.C. (February 2015). “Articles.” The Harlem Renaissance: What Was It, and Why Does It Matter? Humanities Texas. Retrieved from www.humanitiestexas.org/news/articles/harlem-renaissance-what-was-it-and-why-does-it-matter.