Portraits of the New Negro Woman: Visual and Literary Culture in the Harlem Renaissance (review)

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to understand how societal, cultural, and political structures offer opportunities for freedom even as they confine. in their efforts to fashion narratives that embrace the breadth and depth of this writer’s intelligence and sensibilities, both books illustrate the potential of interdisciplinary inquiry to reshape Wharton studies while speaking to concerns of today’s readers—students, scholars, and teachers alike.