Haints and Geeks How Expectations Shape Contemporary African American Literature Katinka Tobiasson A Thesis Presented to the Department of Literature, Area Studies and European Languages in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the MA Degree UNIVERSITY OF OSLO Spring 2016     I II III IV Haints and Geeks: How Expectations Shape Contemporary African American Literature Katinka Tobiasson     V © Katinka Tobiasson 2016 Haints and Geeks: How Expectations Shape African American Literature Katinka Tobiason http://www.duo.uio.no Print: Reprosentralen, University of Oslo VI VII VIII IX X