Evan Turïano reports on #OAH2018 panels, including the "State of the Field: Abolition and Emancipation" for Muster: "In a question posed from the audience, Thavolia Glymph, Professor of History at Duke University, expressed shock that the state of the field was such that “Does emancipation matter?” was still an open question. She received the first … Continue reading BLOGROLL: Two Visions of Abolition and Emancipation #OAH18
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ARTICLES: SX Salon 27 on “The Brathwaite Effect”| Small Axe Project
Kelly Baker Josephs introduces the forum: "In her introduction to Zea Mexican Diary, Sandra Pouchet Paquet writes, “Kamau Brathwaite is foremost among modern Caribbean writers in versatility and scale of influence.” It is the question of the scale of Brathwaite’s influence that this issue of sx salon aims to capture in “The Brathwaite Effect,” a … Continue reading ARTICLES: SX Salon 27 on “The Brathwaite Effect”| Small Axe Project
SOURCE: Glissant’s Table of Diaspora
Appendix: Table of Diaspora. Édouard Glissant, Caribbean Discourse: Selected Essays (University of Virginia Press, 1989). Translated by J. Michael Dash.
BLOGROLL: Edwards Interviewed by The Books
Brent Hayes Edwards interviewed: The professor of English and author of Epistrophies discusses the literary works that sing out to him. Read: Books interview: Brent Hayes Edwards | THE Books
BOOK: Welch on Black Litigants in the Antebellum South
Kimberly M. Welch, Black Litigants in the Antebellum American South (Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 2018). via UNC Press: "In the antebellum Natchez district, in the heart of slave country, black people sued white people in all-white courtrooms. They sued to enforce the terms of their contracts, recover unpaid debts, recuperate back … Continue reading BOOK: Welch on Black Litigants in the Antebellum South
VIDEO: Lightfoot on Slave Resistance | @TheGrio
In a video for the Grio, Natasha Lightfoot discusses slave rebellions and resistance: "What about our ancestors who didn't 'jump from ships'? Did they ever fight back against the cruelty of slavery? "Closing Black History Month, Dr. Natasha Lightfoot tells the story of Black slave rebellions..."
DIGITAL: Databases of Runaway Slave Advertisements
A round-up of databases of runaway slave advertisements shared by Jessica Marie Johnson on Twitter. List (with additions from Twitters users) below the fold:https://twitter.com/jmjafrx/status/986632081957670913https://twitter.com/jmjafrx/status/986632332105912320"First: Kudos to @CrystalNEddins who compiled this list of sites collecting runaway ads - On the lives of fugitives: Runaway slave advertisement databases | HASTAC.Thank you for bringing these (several I've used … Continue reading DIGITAL: Databases of Runaway Slave Advertisements
AWARDS: Organization of American Historians 2018 List
Awardees of interest include Brittney C. Cooper, Tiya Miles (twice), Edward L. Ayers, Richard White, Ula Yvette Taylor, Deirdre Cooper Owens, Ashley D. Farmer, Tera W. Hunter, C. Riley Snorton (honorable mention), Alexandra J. Finley, and Nakia D. Parker. The OAH sponsors and co-sponsors dozens of awards, grants, and fellowships annually. Here are the 2018 … Continue reading AWARDS: Organization of American Historians 2018 List
The Junto Blog Announces New Bloggers
Looking forward to the Junto reboot featuring new bloggers, including historians of slavery Vanessa Holden and Ebony Jones. Also new: Carla Cevasco, an assistant professor of history at Rutgers University-New Brunswick and scholar of food, medicine and the body, and material culture in early America and the Atlantic world. Elbra David, who recently finished a … Continue reading The Junto Blog Announces New Bloggers
NEWS/VIDEO: Williams and Berry Launch Making History
New video project, led by Adriane Hopper Williams and Daina Ramey Berry, brings Black women's history to life: "Making History is a documentary film project that uncovers the untold stories of African American women starting from their painful beginnings in slavery. While it is challenging for historians to uncover these early stories, the voices of … Continue reading NEWS/VIDEO: Williams and Berry Launch Making History
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