Author Archives: ies7

Summary of initial concept: The very first iteration of this project was an anthology of folktales that examined what exactly an African-American horror tradition would look like. After reading The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym, and Uncle Tom’s Cabin, which includes the … Continue reading →

Story Title Book Classification Within Book John & The Devil’s Daughter The People Could Fly The Peculiar Such Thing The People Could Fly Little Eight John The People Could Fly Jack and the Devil The People Could Fly Better Wait … Continue reading →

Blog #1 — Haunting & Cultural Memory Preparing for the April 6th “Mini-Festival,” I began to do readings into the history of African-American folklore, its cultural and personal, and, specifically, its relationship to ghosts. Although my initial question was “what does … Continue reading →

Proposal Originally I had been planning to create a set of illustrations to accompany Herman Melville’s Moby Dick, but our discussion in class around Ishmael Reed’s Flight to Canada, the quote “Why isn’t Edgar Allan Poe recognized as the principal … Continue reading →