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Simone Alexander

Simone A. James Alexander: ‘Resist one-dimensionality’
Learn more about Simone A. James Alexander, Lehigh’s new Director of Africana Studies and a professor of English.
The cover of Side by Side: U.S. Empire, Puerto Rico, and the Roots of American Youth Literature and Culture

Puerto Rican Youth Literature: Marginalized, but Not Marginal
Marilisa Jiménez Garcia's new book is the first extensive study of Puerto Rican youth literature of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Bird flying over illustrations of people covered in white

American Literature and the Metaphor of Human Waste
Mary Foltz examines the ways several postmodern authors use representations of human excrement to critique how people treat each other and the natural world.
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A Cultural History of the Ideas that Have Facilitated Antibiotic Resistance

Lorenzo Servitje examines how different media forms have posited the idea of antibiotics.

Image of writer Gloria Naylor in profile in front of bookshelf filled with books.

Excerpts from Gloria Naylor’s Unfinished Manuscript 'Sapphira Wade' Published for the First Time

The largely unknown manuscript is a draft of the opening chapter of a prequel to Naylor’s critically acclaimed novel Mama Day.

The title illustration from a 1678 pamphlet called “The Mowing-Devil: Or, Strange News out of Hartford-shire.” A devil-like character pushing a mower through a field.

The Deeper Meaning of Horror

Dawn Keetley’s current projects take a closer look at popular horror film ‘Get Out’ and folk horror in the 21st century.

Collage illustration of Charlotte Smith's life map

Elizabeth Dolan Maps the Life and Legacy of Charlotte Smith

Dolan celebrates English Romantic writer Charlotte Smith by tracing and telling her story.


Filmmaker Mira Nair Finds Freedom in Exile

'The Song Cycles of Beachy Head' to Have New York City Debut

Frankenreads Breathes New Life into "Frankenstein" this Halloween