From Black to Schwarz: Cultural Crossovers Between African America and Germany [Paperback]

From Black to Schwarzexplores the long and varied history of the exchanges between African America and Germany, with a particular focus on cultural interplay. Covering a wide range of media of expressionmusic, performance, film, scholarship, literature, visual arts, reviewsthese essays trace and analyze a cultural interaction, collaboration, and mutual transformation that began in the eighteenth century, boomed during the Harlem Renaissance/Weimar Republic, survived the Third Reichs Degenerate Art campaigns, and (with new media available to further exchanges), is still increasingly empowering and inspiring participants on both sides of the Atlantic.

From Black to Schwarzexplores the long and varied history of the exchanges between African America and Germany, covering a wide range of media of expressionmusic, performance, film, scholarship, literature, visual arts, reviews.