Category: African American Studies

More than Talking Heads

Two Penn Press authors and a series editor recently lent their expertize to news and documentary productions on a wide range of subjects. This Thursday, Eric Stover, author of The… READ MORE

Reading Beyond Beloved

According Gene Andrew Jarrett "not all kinds of African American culture are celebrated in February during Black History Month. Consider literature, for example." In his article Misreading authors by their… READ MORE

More Praise for Up South

In a recent article on scholarly books about Black Nationalism in the 60s and 70s, Multicultural Review commended Matthew Countryman’s Up South: Civil Rights and Black Power in Philadelphia for… READ MORE

Reactions to Radical Music

This Is Our Music by Iain Anderson appears in the Noted section of the February/March Bookforum. Reviewer Douglas Mullin says, "The crooked line Anderson draws from the maverick [Cecil] Taylor…. READ MORE

Romare Bearden Authors on BBC Caribbean

The BBC Caribbean interviewed Romare Bearden authors Richard and Sally Price about their work on their lavishly illustrated study of the American artist. "Many books have been written about him,"… READ MORE

Besteman Reconnects with Refugees

Penn Press author and Colby College professor Catherine Besteman discussed her involvement with Maine’s growing African immigrant community in a recent New Yorker article by William Finnegan. A year ago,… READ MORE