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Type of Document Dissertation Author Tillman, Gregory Anthony Author's Email Address rupaul2@blackplanet.com URN etd-11152005-095755 Title Hoopla In Harlem! The Renaissance of African American Art and Culture: A Rhetorical Criticism of Artists as Social Activists during the 1920s and 30s; Engaging the Philosophical Discourse of Kenneth Burke Degree Doctor of Philosophy Department Humanities Program Advisory Committee
Advisor Name Title Marilyn J. Young Committee Chair Antoine Spacagna Committee Member David Darst Committee Member Keywords
- African American Art & Culture
- Harlem Renaissance
- Literature
- Dance
- Music
- Theatre
- Film.
Date of Defense 2005-10-31 Availability unrestricted Abstract ABSTRACT
Harlem glittered as one on the world’s most vivid
entertainment centers during the 1920’s and 30’s. Nightlife
revolved around The Cotton Club, Smalls Paradise and The Savoy
Ballroom; featuring floor shows headlining glamorous African
American women and whiskey unavailable in downtown Greenwich
Village clubs.
African American Artists during the Harlem Renaissance
were Social Activists, making a significant contribution to
black culture and aesthetics. Creating the notions of Black
Identity, Black Consciousness and Black Pride Sustained these
Artists as Activists in the face of adversity and placed
“The New Negro” on the global artistic scene.
Dr. Alain Locke wrote the manifesto for “The New Negro”
movement and W.E.B. DuBois was the harbinder to lead a cadre
of African American Artists to Harlem, their creative promised
land. From the world of literature, Jessie Fauset and James
Weldon Johnson; From the world of dance and music, Kaherine
Dunham and Marian Anderson; From the world of theatre and film,
Paul Robeson and Oscar Micheaux. This dissertation examines
these Artists as Activists and their works as symbols of social
protest, engaging the philosophical discourse of Kenneth Burke.
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