Gem of the Ocean: August Wilson in the Black Diaspora

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Produktbeschreibung

Gem of the Ocean reminds us why August Wilson is considered by some to be the Shakespeare of our time. Issues involving Honesty, Redemption, Forgiveness, Self-love, Faith, Life, and Death — all spin around in an oceanic swirl, commanding attention and are sure to leave a gut-wrenching impact.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Third World Press
• Seitenzahl: 184
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. September 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 227g
• ISBN-13: 9780883783481
• ISBN-10: 0883783487
• Artikelnr.: 40048885

Autorenporträt

Olasope Oyediji Oyelaran Gem of the Ocean Olasope ("Sope¿”) Oyediji Oyelaran retired in August 2007 from Western Michigan University where he served in the dual capacity of visiting professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and Director of International Studies in the Diether H. Haenicke Institute for Global Education. He was associate professor in the Department of English & Foreign Languages and the founding Director of International Programs at Winston-Salem State University. While at WSSU, he made his mark in teaching, research and service both to the university and the community. In 1996, Dr. Oyelaran was honored as Curator of the African American Arts and Culture, in recognition of his contribution as initiator and coordinator of the International Colloquium educational component of the National Black Theatre Festival (NBTF), a biennial multidimensional, multinational theatre arts event, unique in the country. He continues to serve the NBTF in that role. Indeed, the 2007 NBTF International Colloquium was a symposium in honor of August Wilson, the illustrious multiple Pulitzer winning American playwright, the 1997 speaker at the Colloquium, who had died in 2005.