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Exploring the concept of double consciousness as introduced by W.E.B. DuBois, this book analyzes literary works from authors like Camara Laye, Langston Hughes, and Ralph Ellison. It critically examines the responsibilities of intellectuals toward their communities, offering fresh insights into the complexities of identity and cultural representation. Through detailed textual analysis, it challenges traditional interpretations and highlights the nuanced relationship between literature and social consciousness.

Taking a postcolonial step, this book investigates the extent to which issues of Otherness affect African American evaluation of the white-dominated American society between 1865 and 1964. It is meant to be a metacritical study that explores the African American critical tradition so as to highlight how race, racism, and racialism have filtered down to its roots and contributed to making problematic the responsibility of the black critic in establishing a tradition that speaks for the black community.