SexViolHist Bib: Representations: Literary Texts: James Baldwin

» (August 2, 1924 - December 1, 1987) was an American writer. He garnered acclaim for his work across several forms, including essays, novels, plays, and poems. His first novel, Go Tell It on the Mountain, was published in 1953; decades later, Time magazine included the novel on its list of the 100 best English-language novels released from 1923 to 2005. His first essay collection, Notes of a Native Son, was published in 1955.« -- More information: Wikipedia

Going to Meet the Man (Novel)

B i b l i o g r a p h y

I. Author Index

[Info] Griffith, Paul. »James Baldwin's confrontation with racist terror in the American South. Sexual mythology and psychoneurosis in "Going to Meet the Man".« Journal of black studies 32 (2002): 506-527.

II. Speaker Index

Another Country (Novel, 1962)

I n f o r m a t i o n

»Another Country is a 1962 novel by James Baldwin. The novel is primarily set in Greenwich Village, Harlem, and France in the late 1950s. It portrayed many themes that were taboo at the time of its release, including bisexuality, interracial couples and extramarital affairs.« -- More information: Wikipedia

K e y w o r d s

Chronological Index: Modern History: 20^th Century | Geographical Index: American History: U.S. History

B i b l i o g r a p h y

I. Author Index

[Info] Jennings, La Vinia D. Sexual violence in the works of Richard Wright, James Baldwin, and Toni Morrison. Dissertation, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1989.

II. Speaker Index

[Info] Longo, Philip. »Sexual Violence in James Baldwin's Another Country.« 39^th Convention of the Northeast Modern Language Association. Buffalo 2008.

Go Tell It on the Mountain (Novel, 1953)

I n f o r m a t i o n

»Go Tell It on the Mountain is a 1953 semi-autobiographical novel by James Baldwin. It tells the story of John Grimes, an intelligent teenager in 1930s Harlem, and his relationship with his family and his church. The novel also reveals the back stories of John's mother, his biological father, and his violent, fanatically religious stepfather, Gabriel Grimes. The novel focuses on the role of the Pentecostal Church in the lives of African Americans, both as a negative source of repression and moral hypocrisy and a positive source of inspiration and community.« -- More information: Wikipedia

B i b l i o g r a p h y

I. Author Index

[Info] Jennings, La Vinia D. Sexual violence in the works of Richard Wright, James Baldwin, and Toni Morrison. Dissertation, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1989.

II. Speaker Index