This book takes as its subject one of the seminal chapters in the history of the modern civil rights movement\, the struggle to integrate the public schools of Little Rock\, Arkansas. With grace and depth\, Little Rock provides fresh perspectives on the individuals\, especially the activists and policymakers\, involved in these dramatic events. U of A professor\, Karen Anderson\, examines American racial politics in relation to changes in youth culture\, sexuality\, gender relations\, and economics\, and she locates the conflicts of Little Rock within the larger political and historical context. Filled with fascinating characters\, it is a story replete with drama and quiet triumph
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20100312T124800Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100410T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100410T020000Z UID:http://www.antigonebooks.com/event/other-voices-reading-series URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.antigonebooks.com/event/other-voices-reading-series SUMMARY:Other Voices Reading Series DESCRIPTION:
This month’s featured readers are
Máighréad Medbh and Lori Wilson.
Máighréad was born in Newcastle West\, Ireland. Since the publication of her first collection in 1990\, she has become widely known for popularizing performance poetry in Ireland. She has performed at a large number of venues internationally\, as well as publishing four poetry collections and writing three novels.
Lori studied economics and currently works as a computer systems analyst. In 2001\, she was awarded first place in the West Virginia Emerging Writers Poetry Competition. Her poetry has appeared in a variety of literary journals and publications\, including the new anthology\, Along These Rivers. House Where a Woman is her first published book.
Open Reading to Follow.
Please arrive 15 minutes early if you’d like to sign up to read.