The Harlem Renaissance is rightly considered to be a moment of
creative exuberance and unprecedented explosion. Today, there is a
renewed interest in this movement, calling for a re-evaluation and
a closer scrutiny of the era and of documents that have only
recently become available. Temples for Tomorrow reconsiders the
period between two world wars which confirmed the intuitions of W.
E. B. DuBois on the "color line" and gave birth to the "American
dilemma," later evoked by Gunnar Myrdal. Issuing from a generation
bearing new hopes and aspirations, a new vision takes form and
develops around the concept of the New Negro, with a goal: to
recreate an African American identity and claim its legitimate
place in the heart of the nation. In reality, this movement
organized into a remarkable institutional network, which was to
remain the vision of an elite, but which gave birth to tensions and
differences.
This collection attempts to assess Harlem's role as a "Black
Mecca," as "site of intimate performance" of African American life,
and as focal point in the creation of a diasporic identity in
dialogue with the Caribbean and French-speaking areas.
Essays treat the complex interweaving of Primitivism and
Modernism, of folk culture and elitist aspirations in different
artistic media, with a view to defining the interaction between
music, visual arts, and literature.
Also included are known Renaissance intellectuals and writers.
Even though they had different conceptions of the role of the
African American artist in a racially segregated society, most
participants in the New Negro movement shared a desire to express a
new assertiveness in terms of literary creation and
indentity-building."
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