This paper is composed of two parts,respectively prepared by Prof.Jerry Ward,Jr.on Oct 6,2021,for an online lecture to the faculty members and graduates of Central China Normal University,and on May 22,2019,as a contr...This paper is composed of two parts,respectively prepared by Prof.Jerry Ward,Jr.on Oct 6,2021,for an online lecture to the faculty members and graduates of Central China Normal University,and on May 22,2019,as a contribution to our journal of Foreign Language and Literature Research.Prof.Ward provides rich insights into the African American literature in the 21st century by exploring continuity and change,and the key features of the ongoing production,especially by referring to five 21st-century writers.Meanwhile Prof.Ward revisits the literary history of USA and casts new light on African American literature from the perspectives of ethos and ethnos.Thus this paper demonstrates some thought-provoking explorations into the major issues the studies of African American literature is confronted in the new century.展开更多
Jerry W.Ward,Jr.(1943-2025)is a renowned African American scholar and poet.This article presents a critique of Dr.Ward by remembering him as a literary scholar and critic,educator,mentor,and cultural and academic amba...Jerry W.Ward,Jr.(1943-2025)is a renowned African American scholar and poet.This article presents a critique of Dr.Ward by remembering him as a literary scholar and critic,educator,mentor,and cultural and academic ambassador to China and the world.It reveals the uniqueness in Dr.Ward’s critical thinking about African American culture,tradition and history,his importance as an internationally known scholar,his originality in his poetic art,and the value of his legacy for African American literature and its scholarship.展开更多
文摘This paper is composed of two parts,respectively prepared by Prof.Jerry Ward,Jr.on Oct 6,2021,for an online lecture to the faculty members and graduates of Central China Normal University,and on May 22,2019,as a contribution to our journal of Foreign Language and Literature Research.Prof.Ward provides rich insights into the African American literature in the 21st century by exploring continuity and change,and the key features of the ongoing production,especially by referring to five 21st-century writers.Meanwhile Prof.Ward revisits the literary history of USA and casts new light on African American literature from the perspectives of ethos and ethnos.Thus this paper demonstrates some thought-provoking explorations into the major issues the studies of African American literature is confronted in the new century.
文摘Jerry W.Ward,Jr.(1943-2025)is a renowned African American scholar and poet.This article presents a critique of Dr.Ward by remembering him as a literary scholar and critic,educator,mentor,and cultural and academic ambassador to China and the world.It reveals the uniqueness in Dr.Ward’s critical thinking about African American culture,tradition and history,his importance as an internationally known scholar,his originality in his poetic art,and the value of his legacy for African American literature and its scholarship.
