Meditations and ascensions : Black writers on writing / edited by Brenda M. Greene and Fred Beauford.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Greene, Brenda M., 1950-

Beauford, Fred.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American literature--African American authors--History and criticism--Congresses.

American literature.

African American authors--Biography--Congresses.

African American authors.

Authorship--Congresses.

Authorship.

African Americans in literature--Congresses.

African Americans in literature.

Race in literature--Congresses.

Race in literature.

African Americans--Race identity--Congresses.

African Americans.

African Americans--Race identity.

African American authors--Biography.

American literature--African American authors.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xxi, 204 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Third World Press, [2008]

Summary:

This publication is a representation of the conversations from the 2006 National Black Writers Conference that provided the public and broader literary community with discussions and analyses of the ways in which literature created by Black writers reflect the Black experience the American experience and a more global experience and worldview. Meditations and Ascensions includes writers' meditations on Black literature and reflections on future trends or ascensions for Black literature.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Who Said You Could Say That? Voice, Authority and the Writer / Marita Golden 3

Chapter 2 Reflections on Race, Colorism, and Identity / Marita Golden, interviewed by Susan McHenry 11

Chapter 3 Developing a Culture of Consciousness / Haki R. Madhubuti 17

Chapter 4 History as Narrative / Adam McKible, Herb Boyd, Valerie Boyd, Christopher John Farley 41

Chapter 5 The Paradox of Race and Identity / Linda S. Jackson, Mohammed Naseeuh Ali, Elizabeth Nunez, Emily Raboteau, Ishmael Reed 63

Chapter 6 Speculative Fiction / Robert Reid-Pharr, Samuel Delany, Tananarive Due, Sheree Renee Thomas, Walter Mosley 93

Chapter 7 The Writer as Literary and Cultural Artist / Carlos Russell, Steven Barnes, Carl Hancock Rux, Camille Yarbrough 123

Chapter 8 Reflections on the Creative Writing Process / Valerie Wilson Wesley, interviewed by Richard Wesley 151

Chapter 9 Art and Politics in Publishing / Linda Duggins, Tonya M. Evans, Malaika Adero, Manie Barron 163.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-194).

"This publication is an outgrowth of the Eighth National Black Writers Conference, "Black Literature: Expanding Conversations on Race, Identity, History and Genre", which was sponsored by the Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College from March 30 through April 2, 2006"--Introd.

ISBN:

9780883782965

0883782960

OCLC:

182733066

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