Literature in English, North America, Ethnic and Cultural Minority Commons^™

William Plomer, Transnational Modernism And The Hogarth Press, John K. Young

John K. Young

William Plomer (1903–73), a self-described Anglo-Afro-Asian novelist, poet, editor and librettist, spent only the early years of his lengthy career as a Hogarth Press author but still ranks as one of the Woolfs’ most prolific writers, with a total of nine titles issued during his seven years with the Press. Like Katherine Mansfield, Plomer made his mark with Hogarth before signing with a more established firm, but the depth and breadth of Plomer’s career with the Woolfs is significantly greater: his five volumes of fiction presented Hogarth’s readers with groundbreaking portraits of South African, Japanese and (British) working class cultures. …

Jim Crow In The Soviet Union, Rebecca Gould

Rebecca Gould

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Telling God’S Sanction : Storytelling In The Narrative Journalism, Memoirs, And Creative Nonfiction Of Rick Bragg, Jennifer Nicole Sias

Jennifer N Sias

Self-described paid-storyteller and Pulitzer-Prize-winning-narrative-journalist, Rick Bragg has used the storytelling techniques he learned from his people to write two best-selling memoirs that redefine the boundaries of the genres of memoir and creative nonfiction. His speakerly texts combine the voices of the working class of the Alabama foothills of Appalachia, his own voice as a member of this culture, and his narrative journalistic voice. In his works, Bragg has managed not only to carve a place for the voice of the working class, but also to celebrate and preserve the oral culture, history, and beautiful language of his people, the working …

Gals With Guns: The Changing Role Of The Female In Detective Fiction, Warren J. Graffeo

Warren J Graffeo

ABSTRACT In creating this thesis, my aim is to put forth an argument that the role of women in detective fiction has undergone a major change. In the earliest renditions of the genre, women did not occupy a major role in this form of literature. Over time, particularly since the 1970s, that role has changed dramatically. The advent of the self-assured, assertive, independent, female detective, private, amateur, or professional has emerged and is solidly in place at the beginning of the twenty-first century and takes her place in the forefront of detective fiction.

In establishing my argument, I began at …

Autobiographies By Americans Of Color 1995-2000: An Annotated Bibliography, Rebecca Stuhr, Deborah Iwabuchi

Rebecca A Stuhr

This annotated bibliography covers the years 1995 through 2000 which saw a tremendous output of autobiographical material by Americans of color. Publishers released works by prominent civil rights leaders, musicians, entertainers, athletes, as well as unsung heroes with the courage to strive for a better life. This is the follow-up to the first volume of the "Autobiographies by Americans of Color" bibliography series.

Autobiographies By Americans Of Color 1980-1994: An Annotated Bibliography, Rebecca Stuhr

Rebecca A Stuhr

This book compiles and provides a brief summary of autobiographies published or reissued during the last decades of the 20th century. This is an excellent source for finding personal accounts of growing up just after the end of slavery through the civil rights movement, experiences for Japanese Americans during World War II, the American Indian Movement, and the growing movement for rights for immigrant labor in the United States. Many of these autobiographies were written to provide an account of family history, hardship endured, and accomplishments achieved for the next generation.