Dear Dru,
Check out Emily Lutenski's (our co-pres for the St. Louis meeting) book on Hughes, et al. <https://kansaspress.ku.edu/978-0-7006-2086-9.html>, it makes the case for him as a western writer. - Nic
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Nicolas Witschi
Professor and Chair
Department of English
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5331
269-387-2571
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> On Dec 12, 2017, at 11:09 AM, Drucilla Wall <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Hi again,
>
> Yes, I am looking into Percival Everett. Not sure I am ready to take on Ellison this time, but I agree his Oklahoma connection makes him Western enough for me.
>
> Another question: Do you think Langston Hughes' connection to St. Louis, the gateway to the West, could place his work in Western writing? I am thinking yes, but do not feel confident. Thoughts?
>
> Thanks,
> Dru
>
>
> From: Western Literature discussion <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Christopher Muniz <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, December 11, 2017 5:17 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: African American writers of the West for course?
>
> I would toss Percival Everett into this conversation as well… Lots of possibilities to explore there regarding race and the contemporary West…
>
>
>> On Dec 11, 2017, at 3:17 PM, Welsh, Michael <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> Would Ralph Ellison’s roots in Oklahoma City in the years of the KKK (Teens and 20s) be enough to qualify as someone who spoke to issues of race in the “interior West?” He did put together a series of essays calledJuneteenth before he died, and his Invisible Man has echoes of his Okie origins. He knew of the Tulsa race riots of 1921, for example, as well as the OK state constitution with its segregationist clauses. It might be interesting to have students look at the connections between the black South and the black Great Plains, which Ellison can help them understand.
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>> Michael Welsh
>> History Department
>> University of Northern Colorado
>>
>> From: Western Literature discussion <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Drucilla Wall <[log in to unmask]>
>> Reply-To: Western Literature discussion <[log in to unmask]>
>> Date: Monday, December 11, 2017 at 3:09 PM
>> To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>
>> Subject: Re: African American writers of the West for course?
>>
>>
>> Hi again,
>> Ishmael Reed was the first author I thought of, too. I need someone with a real body of work to stand along side the other authors for the course.
>>
>> And now I am also thinking about possible black authors from the near area here in St. Louis, the supposed gateway to the West. Eugene Redmond comes to mind. Any other suggestions?
>>
>> Best,
>> Dru
>>
>> From: Western Literature discussion <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Richard HUTSON <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Monday, December 11, 2017 3:14 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: African American writers of the West for course?
>>
>> I second Darryl's selection of Ishmael Reed. For me, perhaps on a different level, I really admire Walter Mosley, his somewhat historical detective novel, Devil in a Blue Dress, about black experience in Los Angeles in the late 1940s.
>>
>> Richard Hutson
>>
>> On Mon, Dec 11, 2017 at 10:35 AM, Darryl Hattenhauer <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>> also Ishmael Reed. His novel Yellow Back Radio Broke Down is a satirical parody of the western,
>>>
>>> Dr. Darryl Hattenhauer,
>>> Associate Professor of American Studies and English
>>> School of Humanities, Arts, and Cultural Studies
>>> New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences
>>> Barrett Honors College Faculty
>>> 4701 W. Thunderbird Rd., FAB N230J
>>> P.O. Box 37100, Mail Code 2151
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>>> Phoenix, AZ 85069-7100
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>>> https://newcollege.asu.edu/humanities-arts-cultural-studies-degree-programs
>>> From: Western Literature discussion <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Drucilla Wall <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Monday, December 11, 2017 10:46:50 AM
>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>> Subject: African American writers of the West for course?
>>>
>>> Hi everyone,
>>>
>>> I hope the holidays are keeping you all well and happy. I need suggestions of Major African American writers of the American West.
>>>
>>> This spring semester I am teaching a course for upper undergrads and Masters degree students that is called Major American Writers. We concentrate on only a few writers so we can go into greater depth than a survey course would. I would like to include one African American writer of the American West who would be a good fit for the "Major" classification.
>>>
>>> I am hoping to get students involved in the upcoming Western Lit conference that will be held in St. Louis, so I want more of a Western flavor to the selections. I teach at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
>>>
>>> Other possible authors for the course are Willa Cather, Stephen Crane, Lucille Clifton, Sherman Alexie, and Flannery O'Connor.
>>>
>>> I am overdue with my book order (yikes), so please reply soon.
>>>
>>> Thanks so much,
>>> Drucilla
>>>
>>> Drucilla Wall, Ph.D.
>>> Co-Editor, Thinking Continental: Writing the Planet One Place at a Time
>>> Associate Teaching Professor
>>> 443 Lucas Hall
>>> Department of English
>>> University of Missouri-St. Louis
>>> One University Blvd.
>>> St. Louis, MO 63121
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> From: Western Literature discussion <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Michael Johnson <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 6, 2017 3:27 PM
>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>> Subject: New Directions in Black Western Studies (CFP; WHA/AMSJ)
>>>
>>> CFP: New Directions in Black Western Studies, American Studies (AMSJ)
>>>
>>> New Directions in Black Western Studies
>>>
>>> Western History Association Conference
>>>
>>> Hilton San Diego Resort & Spa, San Diego, California
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>>> 01-04 November 2017
>>>
>>> We are seeking proposals for the 57th Western History Association Conference workshop and American Studies Special Issue: “New Directions in Black Western Studies.” Papers accepted for the WHA workshop will be vetted for a subsequent special issue of American Studies (AMSJ) on Black Western Studies. For more information, please see the attached Call For Papers.
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>>> Michael Johnson
>>> Professor, Department of English
>>> University of Maine-Farmington
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