Today, I would like share my conversation with Dr. Clark. He is a Professor of English and African and African American Studies at George Mason University. His publications include Black Manhood in James Baldwin, Ernest J. Gaines, and August Wilson (U. of Illinois Press, 2002) and The Radical Fiction of Ann Petry (LSU Press, 2013). During our talk, Dr. Clark and I speak about his first encounter with Gaines when he saw the 1974 film version of The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman. Throughout, we speak to the continued relevance and universal nature of Gaines's works, even though they are set during the mid-twentieth century. If you would like to see more posts and videos like this, let us know in the comments below. As well, add your voice to the conversation. What was your first experience with the works of Ernest J. Gaines?
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
100th Blog Post! Conversation with Dr. Keith Clark
The next two posts will be something a little different. Last May, I began this blog with the intention of making it a place for scholars, educators, students, and the public to find information about Ernest J. Gaines and his work. I am proud to say that today and next Tuesday we will be celebrating our 100th and 101st posts respectively. For our 50th blog post, our graduate assistant and myself produced a video highlighting a couple of items from the collection, including an excerpt from Gaines reading "Just Like A Tree" in the late 1960s. For the next two posts, I conducted conversations with Dr. Keith Clark and Dr. Valerie Babb on Gaines's importance and how they teach him in their classrooms.
Today, I would like share my conversation with Dr. Clark. He is a Professor of English and African and African American Studies at George Mason University. His publications include Black Manhood in James Baldwin, Ernest J. Gaines, and August Wilson (U. of Illinois Press, 2002) and The Radical Fiction of Ann Petry (LSU Press, 2013). During our talk, Dr. Clark and I speak about his first encounter with Gaines when he saw the 1974 film version of The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman. Throughout, we speak to the continued relevance and universal nature of Gaines's works, even though they are set during the mid-twentieth century. If you would like to see more posts and videos like this, let us know in the comments below. As well, add your voice to the conversation. What was your first experience with the works of Ernest J. Gaines?
Today, I would like share my conversation with Dr. Clark. He is a Professor of English and African and African American Studies at George Mason University. His publications include Black Manhood in James Baldwin, Ernest J. Gaines, and August Wilson (U. of Illinois Press, 2002) and The Radical Fiction of Ann Petry (LSU Press, 2013). During our talk, Dr. Clark and I speak about his first encounter with Gaines when he saw the 1974 film version of The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman. Throughout, we speak to the continued relevance and universal nature of Gaines's works, even though they are set during the mid-twentieth century. If you would like to see more posts and videos like this, let us know in the comments below. As well, add your voice to the conversation. What was your first experience with the works of Ernest J. Gaines?
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