African American culture is often considered expressive, dramatic, and even defiant. In The Sovereignty of Quiet, Kevin Quashie explores quiet as a different kind of expressiveness, one which characte
Quashie (Afro-American studies, Smith College) argues that Black women's cultural production during the past 30 years has influenced and been influenced by the debates and discourses that characterize
African American culture is often considered expressive, dramatic, and even defiant. In The Sovereignty of Quiet, Kevin Quashie explores quiet as a different kind of expressiveness, one which characte
The World Is Round, Nikky Finney’s third volume of poetry, collects the wisps of memory we carry with us throughout our earthly lives and weaves them into deft and nuanced poems that emphasize underst
Accompanying a major traveling exhibition, this book provides a comprehensive look at this MacArthur Fellows–winning artist’s ongoing exploration of the African-American experience. Whitfield Lovell:
