James Counts Early
Biographic Data
| ID | 703744 |
|---|---|
| NAME | James Counts Early |
| GIVEN NAMES | James Counts |
| FAMILY NAME | Early |
| SIGNATURE | EARLY J C |
| AFFILIATIONS | james counts early is the former Director of Cultural Heritage Policy at the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage and the Assistant Secretary for Education and Public Service, Smithsonian Institution |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Bernice Johnson Reagon (1942-2024)
Quentin Crisp wrote: “An autobiography is an obituary in serial form with the last installment missing” (Crisp [1968] 1997:189). Bernice Johnson Reagon, who entered her earthly journey on October 4, 1942, and transitioned to Ancestor-Spirit on July 16, 2024, makes manifest her own existential trajectory, voicing her coming into and remaining in this world. This meta-perspective on her next “installment” is not finality; it is an ongoing presence,…
Response Essay
“woody guthrie: racial transformation through the Framework of the ‘Long Civil Rights Movement’” presents an interesting and inviting story line tracing Woody Guthrie as the main protagonist, whose egregious renderings of racist song texts evoked critical public reactions by two Black radio listeners and Black print media. These reactions, along with his engagement with the United States Communist Party, led to him to reform his racial outlook an…
Bernice Johnson Reagon-In Celebration of Her Eightieth Birthday (October 4, 1942): A Preliminary Inquiry and Invitation to New Generations of Activist Scholars for Further Research
Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon is a groundbreaking contributor to the field of folklore studies. Reagon's career as a historian, folklorist, ethnomusicologist, founding participant in the Association of African and African American Folklorists, and founder and director of the Smithsonian Institution's Program in Black Culture provides a body of scholarly perspectives and interpretations for folklore studies that encompasses community-based renditions…
Reflections on Cuba, race, and politics
Bernice Johnson Reagon-In Celebration of Her Eightieth Birthday (October 4, 1942): A Preliminary Inquiry and Invitation to New Generations of Activist Scholars for Further Research
Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon is a groundbreaking contributor to the field of folklore studies. Reagon's career as a historian, folklorist, ethnomusicologist, founding participant in the Association of African and African American Folklorists, and founder and director of the Smithsonian Institution's Program in Black Culture provides a body of scholarly perspectives and interpretations for folklore studies that encompasses community-based renditions…
Bernice Johnson Reagon (1942-2024)
Quentin Crisp wrote: “An autobiography is an obituary in serial form with the last installment missing” (Crisp [1968] 1997:189). Bernice Johnson Reagon, who entered her earthly journey on October 4, 1942, and transitioned to Ancestor-Spirit on July 16, 2024, makes manifest her own existential trajectory, voicing her coming into and remaining in this world. This meta-perspective on her next “installment” is not finality; it is an ongoing presence,…
Reflections on Cuba, race, and politics
Reflections on Cuba, race, and politics
Bernice Johnson Reagon-In Celebration of Her Eightieth Birthday (October 4, 1942): A Preliminary Inquiry and Invitation to New Generations of Activist Scholars for Further Research
Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon is a groundbreaking contributor to the field of folklore studies. Reagon's career as a historian, folklorist, ethnomusicologist, founding participant in the Association of African and African American Folklorists, and founder and director of the Smithsonian Institution's Program in Black Culture provides a body of scholarly perspectives and interpretations for folklore studies that encompasses community-based renditions…
Response Essay
“woody guthrie: racial transformation through the Framework of the ‘Long Civil Rights Movement’” presents an interesting and inviting story line tracing Woody Guthrie as the main protagonist, whose egregious renderings of racist song texts evoked critical public reactions by two Black radio listeners and Black print media. These reactions, along with his engagement with the United States Communist Party, led to him to reform his racial outlook an…
Bernice Johnson Reagon (1942-2024)
Quentin Crisp wrote: “An autobiography is an obituary in serial form with the last installment missing” (Crisp [1968] 1997:189). Bernice Johnson Reagon, who entered her earthly journey on October 4, 1942, and transitioned to Ancestor-Spirit on July 16, 2024, makes manifest her own existential trajectory, voicing her coming into and remaining in this world. This meta-perspective on her next “installment” is not finality; it is an ongoing presence,…
Sociology (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · American and British Literature Analysis (1 works) · Anthropology (1 works) · Art history (1 works) · Biography (1 works) · Cuban History and Society (1 works) · Cultural History and Identity Formation (1 works)