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Stanford University's Paul Laurence Dunbar Conference-Dunbar: The Originator-Part Ii, Joanne Braxton Jan 2012

Stanford University's Paul Laurence Dunbar Conference-Dunbar: The Originator-Part Ii, Joanne Braxton

Joanne Braxton

In this video, Professor Joanne M. Braxton (introduced by Shelley Fisher Fishkin) presents the introductory keynote "Dunbar: The Originator" for Stanford University's Paul Laurence Dunbar Centennial Conference on March 10, 2006. A main purpose of the conference was to "explore new critical perspectives on the diversity of Dunbar's literary production as a poet, novelist, lyricist, dramatist, and journalist" one hundred years after his death.


Stanford University's Paul Laurence Dunbar Conference-Dunbar:The Originator Part I, Joanne Braxton Jan 2012

Stanford University's Paul Laurence Dunbar Conference-Dunbar:The Originator Part I, Joanne Braxton

Joanne Braxton

In this video, Professor Joanne M. Braxton (introduced by Shelley Fisher Fishkin) presents the introductory keynote "Dunbar: The Originator" for Stanford University's Paul Laurence Dunbar Centennial Conference on March 10, 2006. A main purpose of the conference was to "explore new critical perspectives on the diversity of Dunbar's literary production as a poet, novelist, lyricist, dramatist, and journalist" one hundred years after his death. 


Finding Your Own Voice: Braxton Interviews Cortez, Joanne Braxton Apr 2010

Finding Your Own Voice: Braxton Interviews Cortez, Joanne Braxton

Joanne Braxton

Dr. Braxton conducted an interview with internationally acclaimed jazz poet and activist Jayne Cortez.  In her introduction, Braxton referred to Cortez as an “inspirational figure” who has created films and founded theater companies in addition to establishing her core body of work that includes 10 books of poetry and nine recordings.  “Her voice is celebrated for its political, surrealistic, innovative, dynamic innovations in lyricism and visceral sound,” Braxton said. “To hear Jayne Cortez’s poetry is to feel it.”


"Whatever Happened To Black America?" Or: The Setzuan Invisibility Of Black And Blues, Joanne Braxton Dec 1974

"Whatever Happened To Black America?" Or: The Setzuan Invisibility Of Black And Blues, Joanne Braxton

Joanne Braxton

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