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négritude

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

négritude , a literary movement on the part of French-speaking African and Caribbean writers who lived in Paris during the 1930s, 40s, and 50s. Adherents of négritude included Leopold Sédar Senghor , Léon Damas , and Aimé Césaire , who is said to have coined the term. Characteristic of négritude are a denunciation of Europe's devastation of Africa, a decrying of the coldness and stiffness of Western culture and its lack of the humane qualities found in African cultures, and an assertion of the glories and truths of African history, beliefs, and traditions.

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negritude

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ne·gri·tude / ˈnegriˌt(y)oōd; ˈnē-/ (also Ne·gri·tude) • n. the quality or fact of being of black African origin. ∎ the affirmation or consciousness of the value of black or African culture, heritage, and identity: Negritude helped to guide Senegal into independence with pride.

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	Negritude and Literary Criticism: The History and Theory of "Negro-African"... Magazine article from: Journal of Third World Studies; 4/1/2000
	T. Denean Sharpley-Whiting. Negritude Women.(Book Review) Magazine article from: African American Review; 12/22/2003
	Negritude and Literary Criticism: The History and Theory of "Negro-African"... Magazine article from: African American Review; 6/22/1998