The Project on the History of Black Writing
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This collection contains materials produced by The Project on the History of Black Writing (HBW), including the annual Black Literary Suite, the blog of the HBW , and reports from the project.
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Black Literary Suite: Black Beyond Borders: Afro-Latinx & Afro-Latino American Literature
(University of Kansas, 2022-10-22)The History of Black Writing's 2022 Black Literary Suite highlights Afro-Latinx authors and scholars. For this online exhibit we have selected a list of literary works from primarily Afro-Latina/x women writers, who ... -
The Faces of Haiti: Resolute in Reform, Resistance and Recovery, 2nd edition
(University of Kansas, 2020-10-25)This report describes the activities and findings of the University of Kansas Haitian Research Initiative team that travelled to Haiti in July 2011. The purpose of the visit was to assess the current research and educational ... -
History of Black Writing Activity Reports (1998-2021)
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Black Literary Suite: Black Writing in Reel Time
(University of Kansas, 2020-11-11)Countless works by Black authors have found multiple lives through film adaptations, recontextualizing the ways in which modern audiences can engage with these narratives. From Charles Chesnutt’s novel The House Behind the ... -
Black Literary Suite: Researching while Black
(University of Kansas, 2019-02-18)Unlike past Black Literary Suites, the 2019 BLS “Researching While Black: The Project on the History of Black Writing at 35 Years” focuses on the history and achievements of HBW itself. In this timeline and accompanying ... -
Black Literary Suite: Reclaiming the Black Body: Women Writing Women
(University of Kansas, 2018-03-01)Acknowledging the primacy of physical violence against the female black body, “Reclaiming the Black Body” seeks to open up a new conversation through works that tells us a different story about agency and self-ownership, ... -
Black Literary Suite: Mississippi Renaissance
(University of Kansas, 2017-02-08)The word “Renaissance” is translated as “rebirth” in French. The classical renaissance is a period between the 17th century that served as a bridge between the middle ages and modern history. Beginning in Italy, the movement ... -
Black Literary Suite: Histories of African American Short Stories: a Digital Humanities Exhibit
(University of Kansas, 2015-02)The posters in this collection showcase key features of short stories by black writers and at the same time highlights the possibilities of digital technologies, especially text mining, to present information about African ... -
Black Literary Suite: New York Edition
(University of Kansas, 2011-10)The posters and recordings in the Black Literary Suite: New York Edition reveal useful ways for considering the centrality of migration and location in African American literature. In the 23 novels featured in this exhibit, ... -
Black Literary Suite: Sports Figures with a Kansas Connection
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Black Literary Suite: Kansas Authors Edition
(University of Kansas, 2015-03-04)Although not as popularly associated with African American literature as some other areas of the United States, there is a rich tradition of black writing in the Midwest, including in the state of Kansas. A number of ... -
Black Literary Suite: Wikipedia Edition
(2012-06-20)Over the last few years, Wikipedia has become a prevalent site for information on a wide variety of historical events and figures, including African American literary works and authors. Nearly half of the books represented ... -
The Faces of Haiti: Resolute in Reform, Resistance and Recovery
(2011-10-25)This report describes the activities and findings of the University of Kansas Haitian Research Initiative team that travelled to Haiti in July 2011. The purpose of the visit was to assess the current research and educational ...
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