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New publication announcement: Activist Sentiments: Reading Black Women in the Nineteenth Century

Written by Carla on September 12, 2009 — Leave a Comment

Dear Colleagues:
I’m happy to announce the publication of Activist Sentiments: Reading Black Women in the Nineteenth Century.
Part literary criticism and part cultural history, Activist Sentiments examines nineteenth-century social and political literacies and reading practices. Pier Gabrielle Foreman reveals how Black women’s complex and confrontational commentary–often expressed directly in their journalistic prose and organizational involvement–emerges in [...]

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  • Taking a Break February 9, 2012
    Site visitors will probably notice that I haven’t updated here frequently. I am taking a break from my site(s) for at least the summer. I’ve been working in this field for 25 years and I’m burned out on photography and art, the site(s) are in need of major updates/ revamping/ retooling, social media is exhausting, [...] […]
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