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Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Mercy Romero’s “Toward Camden”
27 Apr 2022
In this series, we ask acclaimed authors to answer five questions about their book. This week’s featured author is Mercy Romero. Romero is Associate Professor of American Literature and American…
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Treva B. Lindsey’s “America, Goddam”
27 Apr 2022
In this series, we ask acclaimed authors to answer five questions about their book. This week’s featured author is Treva B. Lindsey. Lindsey is Associate Professor in the Women's, Gender, and…
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Colin Kaepernick’s “I Color Myself Different”
20 Apr 2022
In this series, we ask acclaimed authors to answer five questions about their book. This week’s featured author is Colin Kaepernick. Kaepernick is a professional NFL Super Bowl quarterback who fights…
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Interview with Matthieu Chapman
20 Apr 2022
This week’s featured scholar is Matthieu Chapman. Dr. Chapman is Assistant Professor of Theatre Studies at the State University of New York at New Paltz. His essay is “‘Away, You Ethiop!’: A…
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Andrea A. Davis’ “Horizon, Sea, Sound"
12 Apr 2022
In this series, we ask acclaimed authors to answer five questions about their book. This week’s featured author is Andrea A. Davis. Davis is Associate Professor in the Department of Humanities at…
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Interview with Kathryn Benjamin Golden
06 Apr 2022
This week’s featured scholar is Kathryn Benjamin Golden. Golden is Assistant Professor of Africana Studies at University of Delaware. Her article is “‘Armed in the Great Swamp’: Fear, Maroon…
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Carole Boyce Davies’ “Claudia Jones: Beyond Containment”
06 Apr 2022
In this series, we ask acclaimed authors to answer five questions about their book. This week’s featured author is Carole Boyce Davies. Davies is the Frank H.T. Rhodes Professor of Humane Letters at…
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum “Sports and Black Struggle”: Interview with Samantha N. Sheppard
30 Mar 2022
This week, we interview Samantha N. Sheppard. Samantha N. Sheppard is an associate professor of cinema and media studies in the Department of Performing and Media Arts at Cornell University. She is…
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Interview with Sara-Maria Sorentino
30 Mar 2022
This week’s featured scholar is Sara-Maria Sorentino. Sorentino is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Gender and Race Studies at the University of Alabama. Her article is “Mistresses as…
Roberto Sirvent, BAR Book Forum Editor
BAR Book Forum: Interview with Charles Athanasopoulos
23 Mar 2022
As part of the Black Agenda Report Book Forum, we interview scholars about a recent article they’ve written for either an academic journal or popular publication. We ask these scholars to discuss…