Out of the woodpile : black characters in crime and detective fiction
Contending that a "mythology of race" consisting of themes of sex and savagery exists in the United States and is perpetuated in popular culture, the author identifies stereotypical images of blacks in crime and detective fiction and probes the implied values and collective fantasies found there.
Criticism, interpretation, etc
xiii, 188 pages ; 24 cm
9780313266713, 0313266719
22307185
Poe and Twain : Antebellum America
Days of empire : British imperialism
American classics : pre-World War II
Tough guys
Black metropolis
Black rage
The detectives
Black lives : postwar/postrevolution
Black women