Caribbean, Glissant, Middle Passage 21 Mar 2019 Preface to Glissant and the Middle Passage Here is a preview of my new book Glissant and the Middle Passage: Philosophy, Beginning, Abyss with University of Minnesota… John Drabinski No Comments
African-American 24 Mar 2018 Draylen Mason, photographed The last couple of days have had a bunch of photos of Draylen Mason circulating, the kid who was killed… John Drabinski No Comments
African-American, U.S. Politics 02 Oct 2016 On the National Museum of African American History and Culture It was a bit of luck and a lot of hard work, but my family and I managed to get… John Drabinski No Comments
Caribbean 21 Jul 2014 Beauty, pain, and A Small Place I’ve been stuck in a particular section of this project - a long critical introduction to a new translation of… John Drabinski 2 Comments
African-American, The Profession 03 Jul 2014 Race, reading, and critical framing I'm working slowly but persistently on this James Baldwin book - tentative title 'So Unimaginable a Price': Baldwin and the Black… John Drabinski 2 Comments
African-American 21 May 2014 Memory, haunting, ready to die From Marisa Parham's Haunting and Displacement in African American Literature and Culture (2009) "Haunting is not compelling because it resonates with the… John Drabinski No Comments
African-American 10 Apr 2014 Baldwin, home, tradition From the conclusion to my essay entitled "James Baldwin and the Question of Home" - also the final chapter of… John Drabinski 2 Comments
African-American 09 Mar 2014 Language, race, memory, home Below is the conclusion to my essay "Vernaculars of Home," in which I explore James Baldwin's conception of language. In… John Drabinski No Comments
African-American 01 Feb 2014 Langston Hughes, race, memory Happy 112th birthday to Langston Hughes. A few items in memory: one video of Gary Bartz’s interpretation of “The Negro… John Drabinski No Comments
African-American, Music Film Culture, White-American 28 Jan 2014 Solidarity and cultural politics I’ve never been a fan of how Pete Seeger renders American folk songs. His voice and musical arrangement never connected… John Drabinski 26 Comments
