Posts Tagged Harlem Renaissance
Harlem Renaissance Circuit in Retrospect
Posted by admin in Tour in Retrospect, Tours on March 3, 2010
Make sure you didn’t miss any of February’s Harlem Renaissance tour. Here is where it visited, with permalinks to the specific posts. We hope this list of retrospective posts helps you find your next classic read!
February 1, 2010 Shelf Love: The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois
February 2, 2010 Evening All Afternoon: Cane by Jean Toomer
February 3, 2010 Daily Words and Acts: Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
February 4, 2010 Paperback_Reader: Quicksand by Nella Larsen
February 4, 2010 BookNAround: The Wife of His Youth and Other Stories by Charles Chesnutt
February 6, 2010 Moored at Sea: Negritude and the Harlem Renaissance
February 6, 2010 Joyfully Retired: His Eye is On the Sparrow by Ethel Waters (autobiography) and the life of Ethel Waters
February 8, 2010 Sparks’ Notes: Plum Bun by Jessie Redmon Fauset
February 9, 2010 The Zen Leaf: Jonah’s Gourd Vine by Zora Neale Hurston
February 10, 2010 Books and Chocolate: Passing by Nella Larsen
February 11, 2010 Laura’s Reviews: Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
February 11, 2010 Musings: The Ways of White Folks: Stories by Langston Hughes
February 12, 2010 Bibliosue: Home to Harlem by Claude McKay
February 13, 2010 Rebecca Reads: Black No More by George Schuyler
February 14, 2010 eclectic / eccentric Gay Rebel of the Harlem Renaissance by Bruce Nugent and an overview of African-American homosexuality during the Renaissance
February 15, 2010 Nonsuch Book Harlem Renaissance Poetry in Fire!! by Wallace Thurman
February 16, 2010 Notes from the North The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois
February 17, 2010 Becky’s Book Reviews Mules and Men by Zora Neale Hurston
February 17, 2010 Notorious Spinks Talks Gay Rebel of the Harlem Renaissance by Bruce Nugent and the movie Brother to Brother
February 19, 2010 Reviews by Lola Passing by Nella Larsen
February 21, 2010 book-a-rama Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
February 22, 2010 Michelle’s Masterful Musings When Washington Was in Vogue by Edward Christopher Williams
February 23, 20101 BrownGirl BookSpeak There Is Confusion by Jessie Fauset
February 24, 2010 Wuthering Expectations The Conjure Woman by Charles Chesnutt
February 25, 2010 Linus’s Blanket Stories by Zora Neale Hurston
February 26, 2010 My Friend Amy Quicksand by Nella Larson
February 26, 2010 things mean a lot Mules and Men by Zora Neale Hurston
February 28, 2010 BookLust The House Behind the Cedars by Charles Chesnutt
This Week in the Circuit: Harlem Renaissance Week Four
Posted by admin in Schedules and Updates, Tours on February 22, 2010
Our celebration of the Harlem Renaissance comes to an end this week. We hope you have enjoyed it and found your next read! Make sure you check out these last posts.
February 22, 2010 Michelle’s Masterful Musings When Washington Was in Vogue by Edward Christopher Williams
February 23, 20101 BrownGirl BookSpeak There Is Confusion by Jessie Fauset
February 24, 2010 Wuthering Expectations The Conjure Woman by Charles Chesnutt
February 25, 2010 Linus’s Blanket Stories by Zora Neale Hurston
February 26, 2010 My Friend Amy Quicksand by Nella Larson
February 26, 2010 things mean a lot Mules and Men by Zora Neale Hurston
February 27, 2010 Bookgazing Gentleman Jigger by Bruce Nugent
February 28, 2010 BookLust The House Behind the Cedars by Charles Chesnutt
This Week in the Tour: Harlem Renaissance Week Three
Posted by admin in Schedules and Updates, Tours on February 15, 2010
The Harlem Renaissance tour continues this week by visiting the following sites.
February 15, 2010 Nonsuch Book Harlem Renaissance poetry from Fire!
February 16, 2010 Notes from the North The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois
February 17, 2010 Becky’s Book Reviews Mules and Men by Zora Neale Hurston
February 17, 2010 Notorious Spinks Talks Gay Rebel of the Harlem Renaissance by Bruce Nugent and the movie Brother to Brother
February 18, 2010 The Things We Read Passing by Nella Larsen
February 19, 2010 Reviews by Lola Passing by Nella Larsen
February 20, 2010 Gimme More Books! The Conjure-Man Dies by Rudolph Fisher
February 21, 2010 book-a-rama Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
The Harlem Renaissance on Tour: Week Two
Posted by admin in Schedules and Updates, Tours on February 8, 2010
See where the Harlem Renaissance visits this week!
February 8, 2010 Sparks’ Notes Plum Bun by Jessie Redmon Fauset
February 9, 2010 The Zen Leaf Jonah’s Gourd Vine by Zora Neale Hurston
February 10, 2010 Books and Chocolate Passing by Nella Larsen
February 11, 2010 Laura’s Reviews Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
February 11, 2010 Musings The Ways of White Folks: Stories by Langston Hughes
February 12, 2010 Bibliosue Home to Harlem by Claude McKay
February 13, 2010 Rebecca Reads Black No More by George Schuyler
February 14, 2010 eclectic / eccentric Gay Rebel of the Harlem Renaissance by Bruce Nugent and an overview of African-American homosexuality during the Renaissance
The Harlem Renaissance On Tour: Week One
Posted by admin in Schedules and Updates, Tours on February 1, 2010
February is finally here! To celebrate U.S. Black History month, we decided to host The Harlem Renaissance through the Classics Circuit. I am so excited to see thoughts on these classic works this week. Make sure you follow the tour by visiting these great blogs.
February 1, 2010 Shelf Love The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois
February 2, 2010 Evening All Afternoon Cane by Jean Toomer
February 3, 2010 Daily Words and Acts Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
February 4, 2010 Paperback_Reader Passing and/or Quicksand by Nella Larsen
February 4, 2010 BookNAround The Wife of His Youth and Other Stories by Charles Chesnutt
February 5, 2010 A Striped Armchair The Autobiography of an Ex-Coloured Man by James Weldon Johnson
February 6, 2010 Moored at Sea Overview: The relationship between the Harlem Renaissance and the Negritude movement of the French Colonies that grew from it.
February 6, 2010 Joyfully Retired His Eye is On the Sparrow by Ethel Waters (autobiography) and the life of Ethel Waters
February 7, 2010 Stephanie’s Confessions of a Book-a-Holic Not Without Laughter by Langston Hughes or The Conjure Man Dies by Rudolph Fisher
The button for this month’s tour has a picture by Harlem Renaissance artist Aaron Douglas (1899-1979). He moved to Harlem in 1925 and his art was an important part of the Renaissance movement.
This picture is called “Song of the Towers.” It is a panel from the four-part mural Douglas painted for Fisk University called “Aspects of Negro Life.” I think it captures the artistic aspects of the Harlem Renaissance by making jazz music it’s icon.
I hope you enjoy the tour this week!
The Harlem Renaissance on Tour: The February 2010 Circuit
Posted by admin in Schedules and Updates on January 13, 2010
Beginning Monday February 1, 2010, The Harlem Renaissance will be going on a virtual tour of the blogosphere. Check out these participating blogs where you’ll find reviews of a number of works, as well as general information posts about classic authors that influenced the era.
February 1, 2010 Shelf Love The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois
February 2, 2010 Evening All Afternoon Cane by Jean Toomer
February 3, 2010 Daily Words and Acts Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
February 4, 2010 Paperback_Reader Passing and/or Quicksand by Nella Larsen
February 4, 2010 BookNAround The Wife of His Youth and Other Stories by Charles Chesnutt
February 6, 2010 Moored at Sea Overview: Negritude and the Harlem Renaissance
February 6, 2010 Joyfully Retired His Eye is On the Sparrow by Ethel Waters (autobiography) and the life of Ethel Waters
February 8, 2010 Sparks’ Notes Plum Bun by Jessie Redmon Fauset
February 9, 2010 The Zen Leaf Jonah’s Gourd Vine by Zora Neale Hurston
February 10, 2010 Books and Chocolate Passing by Nella Larsen
February 11, 2010 Laura’s Reviews Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
February 11, 2010 Musings The Ways of White Folks: Stories by Langston Hughes
February 12, 2010 Bibliosue Home to Harlem by Claude McKay
February 13, 2010 Rebecca Reads Black No More by George Schuyler
February 14, 2010 eclectic / eccentric Gay Rebel of the Harlem Renaissance by Bruce Nugent and an overview of African-American homosexuality during the Renaissance
February 15, 2010 Nonsuch Book Harlem Renaissance poetry from Fire!
February 16, 2010 Notes from the North The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois
February 17, 2010 Becky’s Book Reviews Mules and Men by Zora Neale Hurston
February 17, 2010 Notorious Spinks Talks Gay Rebel of the Harlem Renaissance by Bruce Nugent and the movie Brother to Brother
February 18, 2010 The Things We Read Passing by Nella Larsen
February 19, 2010 Reviews by Lola Passing by Nella Larsen
February 20, 2010 Gimme More Books! The Conjure-Man Dies by Rudolph Fisher
February 21, 2010 book-a-rama Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
February 22, 2010 Michelle’s Masterful Musings When Washington Was in Vogue by Edward Christopher Williams
February 23, 20101 BrownGirl BookSpeak There Is Confusion by Jessie Fauset
February 24, 2010 Wuthering Expectations The Conjure Woman by Charles Chesnutt
February 25, 2010 Linus’s Blanket Stories by Zora Neale Hurston
February 26, 2010 My Friend Amy Quicksand by Nella Larson
February 26, 2010 things mean a lot Mules and Men by Zora Neale Hurston
February 27, 2010 Bookgazing Gentleman Jigger by Bruce Nugent
February 28, 2010 BookLust The House Behind the Cedars by Charles Chesnutt
Please note: If you are participating in this tour and the information above is incorrect or you need to make a change to your tour day, please let us know by leaving a comment or emailing rebecca[at]rebeccareid[dot]com or the Committee member who initially emailed you. Also, if you would like to be added to the schedule at this late point, let us know and we can still fit you in.
February 2010: Harlem Renaissance Introduction and Sign Up
Posted by admin in Intro and Sign Up on December 16, 2009
Yesterday, we introduced the historical background of the Harlem Renaissance. Today begins the sign up for that tour! See below to sign up. Sign up is closed.
Some people have expressed worry that they don’t know much about the options for this tour: the Harlem Renaissance is not something that they are incredibly familiar with. To tell you the truth, we aren’t experts either.
However, we have taken some time to pull together what we feel is a rather comprehensive list of writers, philosophers, and artists, that we think would make this tour fun. Although we haven’t read most of these works, we’ve done research through Wikipedia and other websites, found quotes from readers on what they liked about each author’s works, and tried to cover a variety of territory. We have list for the beginning of the movement, the poets, the fiction, and other options for the tour.
Harlem Renaissance: Other Options
Posted by admin in Intro and Sign Up on December 16, 2009
If you’d like to go a different direction for this Classic Circuit Tour, you can try something other than reading one of the author’s books. Here are some ideas to help you, from reading general information about the movement to studying about the visual artists and musical artists behind it.
Harlem Renaissance: Fiction
Posted by admin in Intro and Sign Up on December 16, 2009
Although Zora Neale Hurston is probably the most recognized novelist to come out of Harlem, she began her writing career with folktale studies, and her novels reflect that. Jessie Redmon Fauset and Nella Larsen wrote novels focusing on middle class women. Wallace Thurman ‘s The Blacker the Berry looks at discrimination among black people, and Walter White‘s novel looks at the discrimination in the South.
Harlem Renaissance authors wrote in every genre. Randolph Fisher wrote a Harlem-based mystery novel. George Schuyler wrote dystopian science fiction. Arna Bontemps wrote historical fiction. Claude McKay‘s novels captured the “gritty” side of life in Harlem, from alcohol and murder, and Richard Bruce Nugent was the African-American to write about open homosexuals, focusing on life in Harlem in the 1920s.
In short, in addition to the lesser-known short story and drama writers, there are plenty of fiction options to choose from in the Harlem Renaissance!
Harlem Renaissance: Poets
Posted by admin in Intro and Sign Up on December 16, 2009
Once African-Americans had an audience through periodicals and the community in Harlem, poetry flowered. It’s important to note that most of the individuals we consider “poets of the Harlem Renaissance” also wrote fiction (novels and short stores) and nonfiction or anthologies. The Harlem Renaissance created all sorts of writers.
Langston Hughes is probably the first poet people think of, since he was an active writer and social activist during the Renaissance. His novels, stories, and plays are also notable. Claude McKay was already a published poet when he moved to Harlem, and he also contributed some novels to the movement. Jean Toomer‘s poetic novel Cane (1923) was also a milestone for African-American literature in the 1920s.
Countee Cullen and Arna Bontemps were also noted poets, the later a great friend of Langston Hughes. Both also wrote children’s literature after the Harlem Renaissance ended. A few less well-known poets and writers also made a significant contribution.
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