Wayne State University Faculty Authors

Under Michigan: The Story of Michigan’s Rocks and Fossils

Charles Ferguson Barker

An exciting trip below the surface of Michigan’s rocks and fossils.

The Aging of the American Work Force: Problems, Programs, Policies

Edited by Irving Bluestone, Rhonda J. V. Montgomery, and John D. Owen

Essays exploring the phenomenon and policy implications of the aging American work force.

Abandon Automobile: Detroit City Poetry 2001

Edited by Melba Joyce Boyd and M. L. Liebler

A multicultural anthology of Detroit poetry from the 1930s to the present.

Discarded Legacy: Politics and Poetics in the Life of Frances E. W. Harper, 1825–191

Melba Joyce Boyd

Study of Frances Harper—nineteenth century writer, abolitionist, and feminist.

Crowds, Power, and Transformation in Cinema

Lesley Brill

A noted critic brings crowd theory to Film Studies, offering a bold new analysis of the pervasive cinematic themes of transformation and power.

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.