Reviews for Pamphlets of Protest: An Anthology of Early African American Protest Literature, 1790-1860

The average rating for Pamphlets of Protest: An Anthology of Early African American Protest Literature, 1790-1860 based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-03-26 00:00:00 Ulrich Niem�ller This book explores the influence on American culture of those of Italian descent--from author Pietro DiDonato to Sinatra to Madonna (and the "pagan Catholicism" that courses through her works). The mythic and archetypal story of Maria Barbella--an early immigrant who became quite notorious in her time, after publicly killing her seducer (whom had refused to marry her)--is all-but-forgotten, but fueled much anti-Italian discrimination at the time. Ferraro takes a crack at Moonstruck, the Godfather and the Sopranos--which are not PC among Italian-American literati. It is not an exhaustive review of Italian-American arts and artists. But it's a thoughtful and unique take on Italian-American culture, and its allure and absorption into the larger American landscape.

Review # 2 was written on 2010-08-17 00:00:00 Jeffrey Savage This is one FUN academic book! Reading it confirmed that I am both a cultural theorist AND an Italian-American through and through.