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James W. Coleman
Analyses Edward P. Jones’s award-winning works as well as the significant influences that have shaped his craft. Following an overview of Jones’s life, influences, and career, James W. Coleman provides…
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One of the most critically acclaimed and prolific yet least-recognized contemporary writers, African American author John Edgar Wideman creates work that has a reputation for being difficult, even unfathomable. In…
Calibanic discourse, Coleman argues, so deeply and subconsciously influences the texts of black male writers that they are unable to cast off the oppression inherent in this discourse. Black Male…
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Examines a wide array of African American novels written during the last half of the twentieth century, demonstrating that religious vision not only informs black literature but also serves as…
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Offers the first comprehensive study of John Edgar Wideman and his novels, and shows him to be a writer emerging as a major figure in black and American literature. It…
This volume collects papers dedicated toWalterNoll on his sixtieth birthday, January 7, 1985. They first appeared in Volumes 86-97 (1984-1987) of the Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis. At the…
A compilation of detailed lecture notes on six topics at the forefront of current research in numerical analysis and applied mathematics. The notes start from a level suitable for first…
Remake Television: Reboot, Re-use, Recycle examines multiple definitions of television remakes, from reboots to adaptations and sequels. It addresses cross-cultural issues while also interrogating the changing contexts and challenges posed…
Remake Television: Reboot, Re-use, Recycle, edited by Carlen Lavigne, examines multiple definitions of television remakes, from reboots (like Charlie’s Angels) to adaptations (The Walking Dead) and sequels (Doctor Who). It…
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In 1970, Kenneth Gibson was elected as Newark, New Jersey’s first African-American mayor, a position he held for an impressive sixteen years. This book offers a balanced assessment of Gibson’s…
