Freedom Knows Who We Are: Talking with Kelly Harris-DeBerry
Kelly Harris-DeBerry discusses her debut poetry collection, FREEDOM KNOWS MY NAME.
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Posts Tagged: The Help
Roxane Wins “Best Rant”
Electric Literature is embarking on a new ranking system that will most definitely change the way you reflect on the past month of online book reviews. It’s called the Critical Hit Awards, and only three reviews are picked per month. We’re excited and honored that Roxane Gay won “Best Rant” for her essay, “The Solace […]
...moreWendell Pierce on the Help
After we published Roxane Gay’s essay on the Help last week, it launched a major discussion not only about the shortcomings of the movie and the book, but on how pop culture negotiates and regenerates historical movements, tired slave narratives, the “burden of racism,” and more. Critical opinions on the film have been abounding. This […]
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The Solace of Preparing Fried Foods and Other Quaint Remembrances from 1960s Mississippi: Thoughts on The Help
Writing across race (or gender, sexuality, and disability) is complicated. Sometimes, it is downright messy.
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