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5 giu 2024 · Alain Locke (born September 13, 1885, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died June 9, 1954, New York City) was an American educator, writer, and philosopher, best remembered as the leader and chief interpreter of the Harlem Renaissance. Locke graduated in philosophy from Harvard University in 1907.
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Alain LeRoy Locke was born in Philadelphia, Pa., on Sept....
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4 giu 2024 · Editor’s Note: Alain Leroy Locke (September 13, 1885 – June 9, 1954) was an American writer, philosopher, educator, and patron of the arts. In a popular publication, “The Black 100,” Alain Locke ranks as the 36th most influential African American ever, past or present.
4 giu 2024 · Alain Locke is the father of the Harlem Renaissance, which is also known as the New Negro Movement. He penned a seminal 1925 essay, “The New Negro” and published an anthology titled, The New Negro: An Interpretation featuring several notable writers, including Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen, Zora Neale Hurston, Jean Toomer, and ...
29 mag 2024 · On March 17, I visited the exhibition The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where I was reminded that Locke is considered one of the chief intellectual forces behind the movement and era known as the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and 30s.
13 giu 2024 · Alain Locke's exploration of compromise offers a profound and thought-provoking perspective on the nature of human interaction and social progress. By distinguishing between superficial and substantive compromise, Locke underscores the importance of genuine, empathetic engagement in resolving conflicts and fostering unity.
18 giu 2024 · Immediately after World War I, it gravitated toward the political, but by 1925 Alain Locke had pulled it in the direction of the artistic. The political-artistic tension exhibited in the evolution of the New Negro trope reflects a larger debate about the role of African American literature in general.
6 giu 2024 · This guide features information and resources for research on the Harlem Renaissance, a revival of art, music, and culture which took place in Manhattan's Harlem district in the 20s, 30s, and early 40s.
