Anglophone heritage of literary criticism in Kenya
Our literature, written in English, is deeply entwined with colonial era
Source: the-star.co.ke
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Michael Goldman, Princeton professor, dies at 87 | Princeton University
Goldman wrote "Kellerman's Anthem" from “Dirty Dancing” for his wife, who wrote the movie.
Source: princeton.edu
William Howarth, eminent Thoreau scholar, pioneer in the environmental humanities and 'remarkable mentor,' dies at 82
William “Will” Howarth, professor of English, emeritus, and eminent Thoreau scholar and environmental humanist, died of interstitial lung disease at Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center on June 6. He was 82.
Source: princeton.edu
Reclaiming the Hidden History of Blackness
Kenyan literary scholar Simon Gikandi says you can’t understand the rise of European culture — or for that matter, the formation of the modern world — without also knowing how European thinkers demonized Africans and the very idea of "blackness."
Source: ttbook.org
British-American writer Taiye Selasi
Taiye Selasi (born 2 November 1979) is a British-American writer and photographer. Of Nigerian and Ghanaian origin, she describes herself as a (...)
Source: thepatrioticvanguard.com