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Abstract
In the 1920s, the modern “nightlife” column emerged as a regular feature of metropolitan newspapers in the United States and other countries. This article looks at nightlife columns in the African-American press. Its central focus is the coverage of the urban night in the Inter-State Tattler, a weekly periodical published in Harlem between 1922 and 1932. It suggests that, in the African-American press more generally, during this period, one sees the emergence of many of the varieties of the nightlife column. This emergence is particularly evident in the writing of the journalist Geraldyn Dismond, whose writing is a central focus of the article.
Résumé
Dans les années 1920, la rubrique moderne sur la « vie nocturne » est devenue une composante régulière des journaux métropolitains aux États-Unis et dans d’autres pays. Cet article se penche sur les colonnes sur la vie nocturne dans la presse afro-américaine. Son objet central est la couverture de la nuit urbaine dans l’Inter-State Tattler, périodique hebdomadaire publié à Harlem entre 1922 et 1932. Il suggère que, dans la presse afro-américaine plus généralement, à cette période, on voit émerger de nombreuses variétés de la colonne de la vie nocturne. Cette émergence est particulièrement évidente dans l’écriture de la journaliste Geraldyn Dismond, dont les écrits sont le centre d’attention de cet article.
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