Marina Colasanti is a Brazilian journalist, visual artist, and author of over sixty volumes of short stories, poetry, essays, and children's literature. Despite Colasanti's literary stature, A True Blue Idea is the first book-length translation of her writing into English.
Chester Himes and John A Williams met in 1961, as Himes was on the cusp of transcontinental celebrity and Williams, sixteen years... Læs mere
A novella set in the House of David religious colony that bubbles with mystery, scandal, and little-known history.
Challenges the notion that there is an unproblematic connection between Holocaust memory and the discourse of anti-racism. Through diverse case studies,... Læs mere
Offers a theoretical rumination on the question asked in countless blogs and opinion pieces of the last decade: Why are we so obsessed with true... Læs mere
Literature has always played a central role in creating and disseminating culturally specific notions of... Læs mere
Tells the story of the author’s father and grandfather, and the grave legacy that they each passed on to him. This is a story about the Holocaust and its aftermath, about absence and the scars that never heal, and about fathers and sons and what it means to raise young men.
Examines pantomime and theatricality in nineteenth-century histories of folklore and the fairy tale. In... Læs mere
Looks at how the cinematic versions of the seven Harry Potter novels represent an unprecedented cultural event in the history of... Læs mere
This is the history of Detroit's African American community told by the men and women who lived it.
Examines relationships between black and white Detroit residents through the lens of 1967, fifty years later.
Drawing on feminist literary studies and television studies, Kate Browne makes a case for The Golden Girls as a TV milestone not only because it remains one of the most popular sitcoms... Læs mere