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3 days ago · From 1977 to 1979, June Jordan and Toni Morrison were both a part of The Sisterhood, a group of Black women writers who met in a New York City apartment to eat and drink together while discussing ...
3 days ago · Toni Morrison’s literary works resonate deeply with readers, offering rich explorations of the African American experience, particularly from the perspective of women. Through her unique narrative style and powerful themes, Morrison has crafted stories that challenge societal norms while illuminating the complexities of identity, race, and gender.
4 days ago · So the young author waited and waited for Morrison to reply. Then the author wrote a second request which was on the desperate side. This time, she got a speedy reply: “My dear: I understood your letter to be a request, not a demand. Sincerely, Toni Morrison.” My first response after laughter was pity for the newbie author.
4 days ago · It’s The Stacks Book Club Day, and we’re discussing Jazz by Toni Morrison. Professor Eve Dunbar joins us to explore the lives of Joe and Violet Trace, as their relationship is tested by love, betrayal, and violence in 1920s Harlem. In today's discussion, we dive into the significance of the book’s t
1 day ago · Author Suyi Davies Okungbowa peers at institutions of power through the lens of Toni Morrison's 1995 essay, "Racism and Fascism".
4 days ago · “Recitatif” is Toni Morrison’s only short story, and as she is one of the greatest novelists of the past fifty years, it deserves the careful attention it is given by Zadie Smith in her introduction, “Somebody in There After All.”
3 days ago · Using Toni Morrison’s Beloved and Misha Green’s HBO adaptation of Matt Ruff’s novel Lovecraft Country, I define the Black Gothic and then outline its capacity to function as an analytic to further both the Southern Gothic and Black horror genres. The Black Gothic transcends gothic traditions by including films and texts that are not categorically gothic or horror and exposes the horrific and gothic modes primarily exhibited through the treatment of the descendants of enslaved Africans.
