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Still seeking an attitude : critical reflections on the work of June Jordan
- Title
- Still seeking an attitude : critical reflections on the work of June Jordan / edited by Valerie Kinloch, Margret Grebowicz.
- Publication
- Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, [2004], ©2004.
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- Description
- ix, 284 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- "From her activism to her passionate writings, June Jordan (1936-2002) is one of the most revered American poets of our time. Jordan's writing simultaneously provokes delight and energy while urging reflection on American society and its injustices. In Still Seeking an Attitude, the first reflection on her legacy, Jordan's life and works are explored in depth and detail, focusing on subjects ranging from her use of language and linguistics to her political activism and role in children's literature. These critical examinations elucidate the power and poetry of her words, serving as a supplement for those already familiar with Jordan and an excellent guide for anyone discovering her works for the first time."--BOOK JACKET.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-274) and index.
- Contents
- Editors' introduction : "Olive and us : notes for an empire of barbarians" / Margret Grebowicz and Valerie Kinloch -- Poem : "case in point" / June Jordan -- Ch. 1. "This is the only time to come together" : June Jordan's publics and the possibility of democracy / Nicky Marsh -- Ch. 2. Exposing the lie of neutrality : June Jordan's Affirmative acts / Christina Accomando -- Ch. 3. Narrating nation : exploring the space of Americanness and the place of African American women through the works of June Jordan / Ramona Coleman -- Poem : "what would I do white?" / June Jordan -- Ch. 4. Black English as a linguistic system : a statement about our rights / Valerie Kinloch -- Ch. 5. Telling her own truth : June Jordan, standard English, and the epistemology of ignorance / Nancy McHugh -- Ch. 6. Notes toward a multicultural writing center : the problems of language in a democratic state / Ann E. Green -- Poem : "one minus one minus one" / June Jordan -- Ch. 7. "Affirmative acts" : language, childhood, and power in June Jordan's cross-writing / Richard Flynn -- Ch. 8. Taking children seriously : June Jordan's contribution to African American children's literature / Kaavonia Hinton-Johnson -- Ch. 9. Beyond "orientation" : on sex, poetry, and the violability of children / Margret Grebowicz -- Poem : "calling on all silent minorities" / June Jordan -- Ch. 10. Performing "righteous certainty" : the shifting poetic address of June Jordan's war resistance poetry / Philip Metres -- Ch. 11. June Jordan's radical pedagogy activist poetry in public education / Kirsten Bartholomew Ortega -- Ch. 12. Finding a democratic speech : the intercultural poetics and pedagogy of June Jordan's poetry for the people / Jonathan Stalling -- Poem : "war and memory" / June Jordan -- Ch. 13. Writing war, writing memory / Jane Creighton -- Ch. 14. Words & roses / Rafael Jesus Gonzalez -- Ch. 15. June, with love / Laura Flanders -- Ch. 16. A colored democracy : "cultural exchange" revisited / Valerie Kinloch -- Ch. 17. Directed by desire / Sara Miles.
- ISBN
- 0739108751 (alk. paper)
- 9780739108758 (alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2004009077
- 99821749127
- OCLC
- 55018613
- ocm55018613\
- SCSB-5115625
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries