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Jesmyn Ward: New Critical Essays (2023)
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Harrison, S., Keeble, A., & Torres-Quevedo, M. E. (Eds.). (2023). Jesmyn Ward: New Critical Essays. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press

The first substantial and focused critical study of Jesmyn Ward, now one of the most widely read, taught and studied contemporary authors. It includes a co-authored introduction, twenty chapters and ‘Afterword’, moves beyond existing Ward scholarship... Read More about Jesmyn Ward: New Critical Essays.

Narratives of Hurricane Katrina in Context: Literature, Film and Television (2019)
Book
Keeble, A. (2019). Narratives of Hurricane Katrina in Context: Literature, Film and Television. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-16353-2

This book analyzes six key narratives of Hurricane Katrina across literature, film and television from the literary fiction of Jesmyn Ward to the cinema of Spike Lee. It argues that these texts engage with the human tragedy and political fallout of t... Read More about Narratives of Hurricane Katrina in Context: Literature, Film and Television.