By Elizabeth Cali and Howard Rambsy II Double consciousness. Passing. Colorism. Intersectionality. Signifying. Afrofuturism. So many keywords and phrases drive conversations about African American fiction. Sometimes the words are derived from novels. On other occasions, essayists and scholars coin and apply terms based on observations from fiction or culture. And still on other occasions, we … Keywords
By Elizabeth Cali and Howard Rambsy II The reception and conversations around key scenes in black books reveal critical moments of imaginative collaboration between author and reader. It’s no wonder that the most defining and remarkable scenes in African American novels prompt readers to discuss what exactly happened and why. Key scenes drive the plot, … Key scenes
By Elizabeth Cali and Howard Rambsy II Who are these people who composed memorable fictional tales, and under what conditions did they write their works? How did their childhoods inform their novels, and in what ways did the places where they lived and traveled influence their artistic output? Questions like these are at the core … Biographical sketches
By Elizabeth Cali and Howard Rambsy II The Multithreaded Literary Briefs includes interrelated commentary about African American fiction composed by a team of literature scholar-connectors. This commentary highlights relationships between various novels and novelists that constitute an associated network of ideas and focal subjects. The entries focus: Biographical sketchesBook HistoryKey scenesKeywordsLiterary Data WorkNovel adaptationsStyle & … The Multithreaded Literary Briefs