Africana Studies

Language and Culture

Let’s Flip the Script: An African American Discourse on Language, Literature, and Learning

Keith Gilyard

A wide-ranging collection of essays on freedom, literacy and education.

African American Women Speak Out on Anita Hill-Clarence Thomas

Edited by Geneva Smitherman

African American women analyze the implications of Anita Hill’s 1991 sexual harassment case against Supreme Court Justice nominee Clarence Thomas.

Voices of the Self: A Study of Langauge Competence

Keith Gilyard

An exploration of the key issues of language education for African Americans.

Verb Phrase Patterns in Black English and Creole

Edited by Walter F. Edwards and Donald Winford

Fills a significant gap in the understanding of several areas of Black English and Creole syntax.

Discourse and Discrimination

Edited by Geneva Smitherman and Teun A. van Dijk

Lingusitic and communicative dimensions of the propagation of racism through the media, everyday language, and the educational curriculum.

Talkin and Testifyin: The Language of Black America

Geneva Smitherman

A examination of Black English within the larger context of Black culture and lifestyle.