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Tag Archives: racism
A Reading List is Not a Syllabus, Part III
See part I and part II. Another text I found to be impactful and which might enhance an anti-racist reading list is Ralph Ellison’s posthumously published short story “Boy on a Train.” It is a somewhat unique story in its … Continue reading
Posted in African American Lit, Reading
Tagged anti-racist, Boy on a Train, Jim Crow, literature, misogynoir, racism, Ralph Ellison, reading list
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Booker T. Washington Checks Out of a Hotel…
1903 was a particularly difficult year for African Americans, as described in Douglas Blackmon’s book, Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II. In that year alone, at least 85 African Americans were … Continue reading
Posted in African American Lit, History, Teaching
Tagged Black, Booker T. Washington, classroom, Douglas Blackmon, Indianapolis, peonage, race, racism, teaching
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Making Black Lives Matter
I don’t have a lot to say in this post this week–last week was a very difficult week for the US, and for our nation’s Black citizens in particular. At this point, it seems incomprehensible that concepts like white privilege, … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, African American Lit, Teaching
Tagged #BlackLivesMatter, Black, Melissa Harris-Perry, race, racism
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A Spin on Vernacular
It’s rare when a media event overlaps with my scholarly work, but TWO events overlapping with it is practically unheard of. However, this past week, such a confluence happened. First, Neal Brennan, co-creator of Chapelle’s Show, gave an interview to … Continue reading
Posted in African American Lit, scholarship
Tagged AAVE, popular culture, race, racism, vernacular
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Of Dissertations And Degrees
It’s rare that a news story touches on the experiences of graduate school and academic work, and when it does, it’s perhaps even more rare that news outlets fully understand the ins and outs of graduate work, research, and academic … Continue reading