Bill V. Mullen is professor of English at the University of Texas, San Antonio, as well as the author of Popular Fronts: Chicago and African-American Cultural Politics, 1935–1946, coeditor of Radical Revisions: Reading 1930s Culture, and the editor of Revolutionary Tales: African American Women’s Short Stories from the First Story to the Present.

"Mullen discusses both famous figures and the unjustly neglected. In doing so he offers rare insight into anti-Orientalism. Highly recommended."-Choice"Afro-Orientalism offers a penetrating look at the history and mutuality of struggle against Western imperialism by peoples of African and Asian descent. A complex and invigorating study."-American Literature"Mullen provides a solid foundation for ethnic scholars to re-imagine research on monocultures by embracing hybrid theorizing and polyculturalism."-MultiCultural Review"Afro-Orientalism comes at an important moment. Beyond academic debates, recent developments in China’s diplomatic and trade relations with Africa suggest that Afro-Orientalism will be a topic of discussion for some time to come. Mullen’s book reminds us of just how long Black Americans have been interested in this topic."-Reclaiming Black History

Bill V. Mullen is professor of English at the University of Texas, San Antonio, as well as the author of Popular Fronts: Chicago and African-American Cultural Politics, 1935–1946, coeditor of Radical Revisions: Reading 1930s Culture, and the editor of Revolutionary Tales: African American Women’s Short Stories from the First Story to the Present.

"Mullen discusses both famous figures and the unjustly neglected. In doing so he offers rare insight into anti-Orientalism. Highly recommended."-Choice"Afro-Orientalism offers a penetrating look at the history and mutuality of struggle against Western imperialism by peoples of African and Asian descent. A complex and invigorating study."-American Literature"Mullen provides a solid foundation for ethnic scholars to re-imagine research on monocultures by embracing hybrid theorizing and polyculturalism."-MultiCultural Review"Afro-Orientalism comes at an important moment. Beyond academic debates, recent developments in China’s diplomatic and trade relations with Africa suggest that Afro-Orientalism will be a topic of discussion for some time to come. Mullen’s book reminds us of just how long Black Americans have been interested in this topic."-Reclaiming Black History

Bill V. Mullen is professor of English at the University of Texas, San Antonio, as well as the author of Popular Fronts: Chicago and African-American Cultural Politics, 1935–1946, coeditor of Radical Revisions: Reading 1930s Culture, and the editor of Revolutionary Tales: African American Women’s Short Stories from the First Story to the Present.

"Mullen discusses both famous figures and the unjustly neglected. In doing so he offers rare insight into anti-Orientalism. Highly recommended."-Choice"Afro-Orientalism offers a penetrating look at the history and mutuality of struggle against Western imperialism by peoples of African and Asian descent. A complex and invigorating study."-American Literature"Mullen provides a solid foundation for ethnic scholars to re-imagine research on monocultures by embracing hybrid theorizing and polyculturalism."-MultiCultural Review"Afro-Orientalism comes at an important moment. Beyond academic debates, recent developments in China’s diplomatic and trade relations with Africa suggest that Afro-Orientalism will be a topic of discussion for some time to come. Mullen’s book reminds us of just how long Black Americans have been interested in this topic."-Reclaiming Black History