All Flashcards
What was the role of music in the New Negro Movement?
Blues and jazz became powerful expressions of Black life, challenging racist stereotypes.
What was the role of visual art in the New Negro Movement?
Painters like Aaron Douglas incorporated African motifs and modern styles, creating counternarratives to racist stereotypes.
What was the role of literature in the New Negro Movement?
Writers like Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston explored Black experiences with authenticity.
How did Harlem Renaissance contribute to the New Negro Movement?
Flourishing of Black art, literature, and music that challenged stereotypes and celebrated Black identity.
What was the significance of 'The New Negro: An Interpretation'?
Watershed moment in African American cultural history, introducing a new vision of Black identity.
What was the significance of 'The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain'?
Explores challenges faced by African American artists and critiques conformity to white artistic standards.
How did Black aesthetics contribute to self-definition?
Central to self-definition among African Americans, empowering them through art and self-expression.
What was the impact of cultural revolution?
Innovations in music, visual art, and literature served as counternarratives to racist stereotypes.
How did art challenge stereotypes?
Created new narratives and celebrated Black identity, countering negative portrayals.
What was the impact of visual arts?
Incorporated African motifs and modern styles, creating counternarratives to racist stereotypes.
Who was Alain Locke and what was his impact?
First African American Rhodes Scholar; philosopher who emphasized self-expression and Black aesthetics for empowerment.
Who was Langston Hughes and what was his impact?
A prominent writer who critiqued conformity to white artistic standards and advocated for authentic representation of Black experiences.
What was Alain Locke's contribution to the New Negro Movement?
Philosophical leadership, emphasizing self-definition and a unique Black aesthetic for empowerment.
What was Langston Hughes's contribution to the New Negro Movement?
Literary voice advocating for authentic representation of Black experiences and critiquing assimilation.
What was Alain Locke's key argument?
Creating a unique Black aesthetic was essential for empowerment and self-definition.
What was Langston Hughes's key argument?
Black artists should embrace their racial identity and create art on their own terms.
What was Alain Locke's influence on Black artists?
Encouraged them to reject the burden of representation and focus on artistic freedom and self-expression.
What was Langston Hughes's influence on Black artists?
Inspired them to create art that reflected authentic Black experiences and challenged white artistic standards.
What was Alain Locke's view on the New Negro?
Not a fixed identity but a process of becoming, shaped by self-expression and creativity.
What was Langston Hughes's view on Black identity?
Should be celebrated and expressed authentically, without conforming to white standards.
Define 'Nadir' in US history.
Period of intense racial oppression after Reconstruction, marked by violence, segregation, and disenfranchisement of African Americans.
What is 'Black Aesthetic'?
A distinct artistic identity reflecting Black culture, experiences, and perspectives, challenging racist stereotypes.
Define 'Self-determination'.
The power to control one's own destiny; the right of a people or community to decide its own political status.
What was the 'Harlem Renaissance'?
A flourishing of Black literary, artistic, and intellectual life centered in Harlem, New York.
What is 'Agency'?
The capacity of individuals to act independently and to make their own free choices.
What does 'Self-definition' mean?
The ability to define one's own identity, values, and goals, independent of external stereotypes or expectations.
Define 'Counternarratives'.
Stories or perspectives that challenge and subvert dominant narratives, especially those that perpetuate stereotypes.
What is 'Authentic Representation'?
Portraying a group's experiences in a way that is true to their lived realities, without stereotypes or misrepresentations.
Define 'Empowerment'.
Gaining the ability to control your own life and make your own decisions.
What is 'Assimilation'?
The process by which a person or persons acquire the social and psychological characteristics of a group.