Vershawn Ashanti Young
Biographic Data
| ID | 5965203 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Vershawn Ashanti Young |
| GIVEN NAMES | Vershawn Ashanti |
| FAMILY NAME | Young |
| SIGNATURE | YOUNG V A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Kentucky |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 3 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
CCCC Chair’s Address
“Language scholars long ago denied that the myth of a standard American dialect has any validity. The claim that any one dialect is unacceptable amounts to an attempt of one social group to exert its dominance over another. Such a claim leads to false advice for speakers and writers, and immoral advice for humans .” –(1974 Students’ Right to Their Own Language position statement; emphasis added)
Neo-Passing
Neo-Passing
Bringing together fifteen essays by leading scholars, including a theoretical introduction by the editors and an insightful foreword and afterword by Gayle Wald and Michele Elam, respectively, this volume analyzes Godfrey and Young’s neologism neo-passing . Godfrey and Young define neo-passing as narratives and performative acts of passing that recall the complex racial politics that define classic tales of passing, such as Nella Larsen’s Passing…
From Uncle Tom's Cabin to The Help
This book surveys the cultural, literary, and cinematic impact of white-authored films and imaginative literature on American society from Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin to Kathryn Stockett
Readings on Rhetoric and Performance
Stephen Olbrys Gencarella, and Phaedra C. Pezzullo, eds. Readings on Rhetoric and Performance. State College, PA: Strata Publishing, 2010. 461 pp. $66.25 (paperback) Readings on Rhetoric and Perfor
A Review of
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A Review of
Readings on Rhetoric and Performance
Stephen Olbrys Gencarella, and Phaedra C. Pezzullo, eds. Readings on Rhetoric and Performance. State College, PA: Strata Publishing, 2010. 461 pp. $66.25 (paperback) Readings on Rhetoric and Perfor
From Uncle Tom's Cabin to The Help
This book surveys the cultural, literary, and cinematic impact of white-authored films and imaginative literature on American society from Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin to Kathryn Stockett
Neo-Passing
Neo-Passing
Bringing together fifteen essays by leading scholars, including a theoretical introduction by the editors and an insightful foreword and afterword by Gayle Wald and Michele Elam, respectively, this volume analyzes Godfrey and Young’s neologism neo-passing . Godfrey and Young define neo-passing as narratives and performative acts of passing that recall the complex racial politics that define classic tales of passing, such as Nella Larsen’s Passing…
CCCC Chair’s Address
“Language scholars long ago denied that the myth of a standard American dialect has any validity. The claim that any one dialect is unacceptable amounts to an attempt of one social group to exert its dominance over another. Such a claim leads to false advice for speakers and writers, and immoral advice for humans .” –(1974 Students’ Right to Their Own Language position statement; emphasis added)
Art (3 works) · Art history (3 works) · History (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · African American (2 works) · African American Studies (2 works) · African americans (2 works) · African americans in literature (2 works) · American (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works)