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Signifying Monkey

The "Signifying Monkey" is a rhetorical trope in African American discourse that belongs to the genus of signification practices and is distinguished by its use of ironic, indirect communication to critique authority and negotiate power within oppressive social structures.

16

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1.7K

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12

Authors

2

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2017–2026

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Publications

16

The Signifying Monkey: A Theory of Afro-American Literary Criticism

Henry Louis Gates · Black Sacred Music · 1989 · 797 citations

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The "Blackness of Blackness": A Critique of the Sign and the Signifying Monkey

Henry Louis Gates · Critical Inquiry · 1983 · 203 citations

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The signifying monkey: a theory of Afro-American literary criticism

Choice Reviews Online · 1989 · 180 citations

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Ring Shout! Literary Studies, Historical Studies, and Black Music Inquiry

Samuel A. Floyd · Black Music Research Journal · 1991 · 96 citations

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Ring Shout! Literary Studies, Historical Studies, and Black Music Inquiry

Samuel A. Floyd · Black Music Research Journal · 2002 · 90 citations

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Authors

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  1. HL
    Henry Louis Gates

    Harvard University, United States

    4 publications · 1K citations

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  2. GT
    Gary Tomlinson

    Kia Motors (South Korea), South Korea

    2 publications · 128 citations

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  3. SA
    Samuel A. Floyd

    2 publications · 186 citations

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  4. AA
    Adélékè Adéẹ̀kọ́

    University of Colorado System, United States

    1 publications · 20 citations

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  5. EO
    Emiko Ohnuki‐Tierney

    University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States

    1 publications · 13 citations

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Institutions

2

  1. Texas State University

    San Marcos, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    14 citations

  2. Southwest Minnesota State University

    Marshall, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    14 citations

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Venues

  1. Black Music Research Journal

    BMRJ · 4 publications · 314 citations

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  2. Black Sacred Music

    2 publications · 808 citations

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  3. Callaloo

    2 publications · 32 citations

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  4. Early American literature

    EAL · 1 publications · 13 citations

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