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Jacqueline Goldsby Associate Professor in English Language & Literature Areas of Expertise:
Josh Schonwald |
Background:
Jacqueline Goldsby specializes in late-19th and early-20th century American and African-American literature. She is the author of the forthcoming book "Spectacular Secret: Lynching in American Life and Literature," a work that considers literary representations of lynching in fiction, poetry and photography. Her 20th century work studies the "cool" aesthetics of post-World War II/pre-Civil Rights Movement black fiction, and why this remarkable literary movement and its signature aesthetics have been neglected in African American literary studies.
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News clippings:
"Senate finally owns up on lynchings, but it's not enough" SUN-TIMES June 22, 2005 |
Press releases:
University Celebrates 30th Anniversary of Humanities Day: Annual festival inspired the Chicago Humanities Festival Mellon Foundation grant will support University of Chicago students, faculty in uncovering hidden archived collections in Chicago |
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Chronicle articles:
Goldsby to bring city's early, black literary scene out of Harlem's shadow October 9, 2008 Humanities Day provides new opportunities for discovery Goldsby mines literary repository, 'reading history out of texts' to write about America's Ph.D. students assisting with uncovering hidden collections in city archives Goldsby, Stewart honored as Mellon's Wilson fellows |
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