Raymond Andrews as Griot: Privileging Southern Black Communities through Oral Storytelling and Cultural History
Raymond Andrews’ novels celebrate rural Black life by focusing on the customs and traditions of Southern African American communities. Critical to this celebration are the rhetorical strategies Andrews uses that privilege oral over literary storytelling. Using Geneva Smitherman’s discussion of the g...
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| Language: | English |
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Göttingen University Press
2012-01-01
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| Series: | American Studies Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.asjournal.org/archive/56/212.html |