Still Seeking an Attitude

Critical Reflections on the Work of June Jordan
Herausgeber: Kinloch, Valerie; Grebowicz, Margret

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Produktbeschreibung

From her activism to her passionate writings, June Jordan (1936 - 2002) is one of the most revered American poets of our time. Jordan's writing simultaneously provokes delight and energy while urging reflection on American society and its injustices. In Still Seeking an Attitude, the first reflection on her legacy, Jordan's life and works are explored in depth and detail, focusing on subjects ranging from her use of language and linguistics to her political activism and role in children's literature. These critical examinations elucidate the power and poetry of Jordan's words, serving as an exciting supplement for those already familiar with Jordan and an excellent guide for anyone discovering her works for the first time.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. August 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 484g
• ISBN-13: 9780739112809
• ISBN-10: 0739112805
• Artikelnr.: 30980416

Autorenporträt

Margret Grebowicz is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Houston, Downtown. Valerie Kinloch is Assistant Professor of English Education at Teachers College, Columbia University.

Inhaltsangabe

1 Introduction: "Olive and Us: Notes for an Empire of Barbarians" 2 Part I:
Individual and National Identity in a (Not So) Democratic State 3 Poem:
"Case in Point" by June Jordan 4 "This is the only time to come together":
June Jordan's Publics and the Possibility of Democracy 5 Exposing the Lie
of Neutrality: June Jordan's Affirmative Acts 6 Narrating Nation: Exploring
the Space of Americaness and the Place of African American Women through
the Works of June Jordan 7 Part II: Who Says It's Not a Language? Black
English in Theory and Practice 8 Poem: "What Would I Do White?" by June
Jordan 9 Black English as a Linguistic System: A Statement about Our Rights
10 Telling Her Own Truth: June Jordan, Standard English, and the
Epistemology of Ignorance 11 Notes Toward a Multicultural Writing Center:
The Problems of Language in a Democratic State 12 Section III. Radicalizing
Children's Lives and Literatures 13 Poem: "One Minus One Minus One" by June
Jordan 14 "Affirmative Acts": Language, Childhood, and Power in June
Jordan's Cross-Writing 15 Taking Children Seriously: June Jordan's
Contribution to African American Children's Literature 16 Beyond
"Orientation": On Sex, Poetry, and the Violability of Children 17 Section
IV. The Art of Resistance, or Poetics Politicized 18 Poem: "Calling on All
Silent Minorities" by June Jordan 19 Performing "Righteous Certainty": The
Shifting Poetic Address of June Jordan's War Resistance Poetry 20 June
Jordan's Radical Pedagogy: Activist Poetry in Public Education 21 Finding a
Democratic Speech: The Intercultural Poetics and Pedagogy of June Jordan's
Poetry for the People 22 Section V: Writers Reflect 23 Poem: "War and
Memory" by June Jordan 24 Writing War, Writing Memory 25 Words & Roses 26
June, with love 27 A Colored Democracy: "Cultural Exchange" Revisited 28
Directed by Desire