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Ferociouskitty
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Username: Ferociouskitty
Post Number: 361
Registered: 02-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, July 24, 2008 - 08:47 am: | 
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Call for Papers:
The writings by a new cast of African American writers, who write within
the genre known as "Street Lit," present a space for the African American
scholar to chronicle and offer meaning to these writers' works and to assess how
these texts represent African American literature. Because these non-canonized
African American writers enjoy the attention of an excited new readership, it
is critical to examine how and where they may enter the canon of African
American literature.
The anthology, Street Cred: Expanding the Canon of African American
Literature, invites essays on potential canonical writings that are
currently undiscovered or under considered. We hope to elicit essays that examine various ways
these new writers of African American popular culture novels expand or fit
within the African American literary canon.
We also welcome papers pertaining to the following issues:
Pedagogy: How the current African American popular culture novels work in
the classroom? In particular, we are looking for works that offer ways of
teaching popular culture texts that offer critical insight into these works'
contribution to the humanities while furthering the development of the critical
thinking and reading skills in the classroom.
Criticism: How do popular culture texts impact the interpretation of
African Americans, their culture, and progress as a people.
Please send a 250 word abstract, along with a short bio (8-10 sentences) by
November 10th, 2008 to streetcredbook@ gmail.com |
Cynique
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Username: Cynique
Post Number: 12560
Registered: 01-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, July 24, 2008 - 02:19 pm: |
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This sounds like something that would be tailor-made for your skills, FK. Are you going to submit an essay. |
Ferociouskitty
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Username: Ferociouskitty
Post Number: 365
Registered: 02-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, July 24, 2008 - 11:07 pm: |
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No, Cynique; I gotta pass. I'm trying to stay focused on two book projects, and it's hard when juicy opportunities like this one come my way. ;-) |
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