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Percival Everett’s stories are elliptical but fiercely engaged in the contemporary moment, satirizing notions of American greatness and the absurd evils they compel.

Monday, May 17, 2021 - 9:12 am POTSDAM - SUNY Potsdam Professor of English and Communication Dr. Derek C. Maus has released a new revised and expanded edition of his book, "Understanding Colson Whitehead," published by the University of South Carolina Press. Maus is also the editor of "Conversations with Colson Whitehead," a collection of 23 interviews with the celebrated author. Whitehead's newest novel, "The Harlem Shuffle," is already gaining accolades, even as "The Underground Railroad" has been adapted into a television series, currently airing on Amazon Prime Video....

POTSDAM — Now mid-way through February, 14 Black writers have been featured in a SUNY Potsdam professor’s daily audio snapshots in celebration of Black History Month. Derek C. Maus, professor of English and communications, launched “A Deeper Dive into African American Literature” at the beginning of the month, profiling Black poets, novelists, journalists and playwrights and their work. The 5-minute episodes are produced in concert with the university’s Center for Diversity and its campus-wide Black History programming. As an Arkansas public school student in the 1980...