Inside Man: Revival of the Heist Movie?
OUP author Nicole Rafter weighs in on The Inside Man and heist films in general.
Women in Literature: Gwendolyn Brooks
A profile of Gwendolyn Brooks.
Ramadan
Ramadan begins tomorrow and will last for a month. For an explanation of the holiday we turn to John Esposito’s What Everyone Needs to Know About Islam.
Rosh Hashana
A celebration of Rosh Hashana.
Women and Literature:
In this article from Black Women in America, Second Edition, Jacquelyn Y. McLendon profiles the new generation of fiction writers.
Happy Birthday Upton Sinclair!
OUP wishes Upton Sinclair a happy birhtday.
A Few Questions for Geneive Abdo
OUP talks with author Geneive Abdo about her new book Mecca and Mainstreet.
Sloth: a lifestyle
It’s Friday so we thought we would lighten things up and give our loyal readers something fun to kick-off the weekend with (not that our other posts aren’t fun!). So today Oxford University Press challenges you to be slothful, to lean back, sink into your couch and to remain there for 48-hours.
Greetings From A Vanished World, During a 500 Mile Trek
Chris Lowney reports on his travels.
Protected: Faith In The Halls of Power Audio
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You Are What You Eat: The All-American Breakfast
Cereal commercials, nutritionists, and your mother all agree—breakfast is the most important meal of the day. That’s why Congress has declared September to be "All American Breakfast Month!" That begs the question: what is the all-American breakfast, anyway? The answer to that question has changed over the years. A cowboy in the 1880s may have […]
Women and literature: the dual tradition of African American fiction
The prevailing wisdom of most African Americanists, is that due to the distinctive history and acculturation of Africans in the British colonies in North America, African-American literature is most meaningfully assessed in the context of multiple geographical, oral, and literary heritages.
Origins of hip hop: “If I stop, I’ll die.”
Today we’ll look at the spoken word roots of hip hop by examining the life and career of one of the greatest stand-up comedians of all time; Richard Pryor. Here is the entry on Richard Pryor from upcoming eight-volume ‘African American National Biography’.
Origins of hip hop: Ice-T and “Cop Killer”
In this post, we look at rapper Ice-T, and his influence on the development of hip hop. A prolific and outspoken Rap artist, Ice-T helped pioneer the ‘gangsta’ musical style, in which the turmoil of urban street life is exposed through blunt, explicit lyrics and a bass-heavy, fluid musical style.
Origins of hip hop: “The hardest jack with the greatest jive in the joint!”
Today we’ll look at the jazz roots of hip hop by examining the charismatic stage presence and dapper style of the great Cab Calloway. As a pioneer of the genre, Calloway was described by President Bill Clinton as a ‘true legend among the musicians of this century’ – and his legacy lives on today.
Miami Vice: Death of the Cop-Action Film?
Crime Films: A Monthly Column By Nicole Rafter Miami Vice is a major disappointment in an already frustrating movie summer. I had hoped for more not only because of the stylishness of the 1980s television series on which it is based but also because director Michael Mann’s Heat (1995) and Collateral (2004) had proved him […]