The focus of this dissertation is on two central issues: (1) significant aesthetic theories developed by black scholars which treat the music of black Americans, and (2) the implications which these theories suggest for the development of curricula at all educational levels which treat the music of black Americans. The aesthetic theories selected…

Charts Cyprian Ekwensi's development of the force of the city in three of the major novels. (Author/AM)

This bibliography was compiled to demonstrate the extent to which African Americans have written on a broad array of topics that do not have racial concerns as the major focus. Nonfiction books of more than 100 pages written by persons of African descent who were born in the United States or lived in the country for substantial periods of time are…

Reviews issues surrounding African-American cultural identity in cultural discourse about the arts, especially literature. Identifies positions in the current debate, critiques some positions being argued, and focuses on the work of Henry Louis Gates, Jr., in his book, "The Signifying Monkey: A Theory of Afro-American Literacy…