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Black Philip Roth

Posted on March 28, 2014 by wcd2

March 28, 2014 Not biologically black, of course (though what an “African-American biology” might mean is not entirely clear either). Still, Philip Roth might be said to be partly black — through mediation, association, and, perhaps most of all, contention — … Continue reading →

Posted in Black-Jewish alliances, Comparative literature, literary magazaines, Media | Tagged Anatole Broyard, Bliss Broyard, Facebook, Henry Louis Gates, New York Times, New Yorker, Philip Roth, The Human Stain, Wikipedia | Leave a comment

Rene Marie and Thomas Pynchon: Dixie/Strange Fruit, Mason & Dixon

Posted on August 15, 2012 by wcd2

August 15, 2012 Thanks to Ron Fritts, I learn this week that Rene Marie also has a version of “Strange Fruit” – a mashup, joint with the Confederate anthem, “Dixie.” Is it meant to be ironic? Marie doesn’t think so. … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, African-American literature, African-American music, Cities, collaboration, Ethnicity, Global South, Music, Race, Racial violence, Remediation, Remix, Science, slavery, World history, YouTube videos | Tagged "Strange Fruit, Cape Town, Charles Mason, Confederacy, Daniel Decatur Emmett, Dixie, Jeremiah Dixon, Knox County, mashup, Mason & Dixon, Mason-Dixon line, Ohio, Rene Marie, Ron Fritts, Snowden family, South Africa, Thomas Pynchon, transit of Venus, Wikipedia | Leave a comment