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+ gaza, immigration, Jerusalem: Chronicles from the Holy City, Palestine, The History of Jerusalem, The Olive Tree

“If we must live we must rise:” Palestinian Resistance and Solidarity Through History in “The Olive Tree”

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Vincent Lemire, Christophe Gaultier, and Marie Galpoin frame The History Of Jerusalem: An Illustrated Story of 4,000 Years around the narration of “Zeitoun or Olivia, whichever you prefer,” a 4,000 year-old olive tree overlooking Jerusalem on the Mount of Olives. Zeitoun begins welcoming the reader to the history of Jerusalem by telling us, “Hello! Shalom! Salam!” By opening the narration in this manner, Zeitoun highlights the … Read More “If we must live we must rise:” Palestinian Resistance and Solidarity Through History in “The Olive Tree”

+ Crossing Brooklyn Ferry, Edward Norton, henry wadsworth longfellow, poetry, Stephen Colbert, walt whitman

“I see you face to face”: What Will You Take From the Past to Use in the Present?

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Recently, I spoke with someone about our current historical moment, and the person expressed concern, as I do, about what we see happening around us everyday. The person’s response, though, like many others, had a feeling of dejection and defeatism to it, a feeling that no one has been here before or experienced the same things we experience today. While at its core those … Read More “I see you face to face”: What Will You Take From the Past to Use in the Present?

+ baseball, Dorian Hairston, josh gibson, major league baseball, negro leagues, Pretend the Ball is Named Jim Crow

Memory and Legacy in Dorian Hairston’s “Pretend the Ball is Named Jim Crow”

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In his “Author’s Note” to Pretend the Ball is Named Jim Crow, Dorian Hairston details why he wrote a collection of poems about Josh Gibson and how baseball, with its “arbitrary yet clearly defined unwritten rules” mirrors society at large, especially in relation to issues of race, class, and gender. These “rules” organize the game, and they play a large role in how individuals … Read More Memory and Legacy in Dorian Hairston’s “Pretend the Ball is Named Jim Crow”

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+ baseball, Dorian Hairston, josh gibson, major league baseball, negro leagues, Pretend the Ball is Named Jim Crow

Josh Gibson’s Story in Dorian Hairston’s “Pretend the Ball is Named Jim Crow”

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As an academic, I have always enjoyed attending conferences because they provide a space to meet new people and to learn about new ideas and specifically about new literature. At the Appalachian Studies Association conference, I went to an Affrilachian poets panel featuring Amy Alvarez, Ricardo Nazario y Colón, Dorian Hairston, and Frank X. Walker. Unfortunately, I didn’t catch all of the poets because … Read More Josh Gibson’s Story in Dorian Hairston’s “Pretend the Ball is Named Jim Crow”

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