RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Resilience as a form of contestation in Langston Hughes' early poetry A1 Fernández Alonso, Alba A1 Barros del Río, María Amor K1 Langston Hughes K1 African American poetry K1 resilience K1 Harlem Renaissance K1 poesía afroamericana K1 resiliencia K1 Renacimiento de Harlem K1 Literatura estadounidense K1 US literature AB The history of the African American community has been inexorably bound to theconcepts of oppression, downgrading, racism, hatred and trauma. Although theassociation between racism and concomitant negative psychological outcome hasbeen widely assessed, little work has been done to study the role of literature as acultural means to promote resilience among this oppressed group. LangstonHughes (1902-1967) stands out as a novelist, poet and playwright, and is one ofthe primary contributors to the Harlem Renaissance movement. Following theframework of theories of resilience, this article analyses the representation ofadversity and positive adaptation in Langston Hughes’s early stage poetry, andassesses his contribution to resilience among the African American people at a timeof hardship and oppression. PB Universidad de Zaragoza SN 1137-6368 YR 2019 FD 2019 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10259/5286 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10259/5286 LA eng DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos RD 23-nov-2024