{"product_id":"conversations-with-jerry-w-ward-jr-hardcover","title":"Conversations with Jerry W. Ward Jr. - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Zheng\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJerry W. Ward Jr. (b. 1943) has published nonfiction, literary criticism, encyclopedias, anthologies, and poetry. Ward is also a highly respected scholar with a specialty in African American literature and has been recognized internationally as one of the leading experts on Richard Wright. Ward was Lawrence Durgin Professor of Literature at Tougaloo College, served as a member of both the Mississippi Humanities Council and the Mississippi Advisory Committee for the US Commission on Civil Rights, and cofounded the Richard Wright Circle and the \u003ci\u003eRichard Wright Newsletter\u003c\/i\u003e. He has won numerous awards, and in 2001 he was inducted into the International Literary Hall of Fame for Writers of African Descent.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e Conversations with Jerry W. Ward Jr.\u003c\/i\u003e aims to add an indispensable source to American literature and African American studies. It offers an account of Ward's intelligent and thoughtful responses to questions about literature, literary criticism, teaching, writing, civil rights, Black aesthetics, race, and culture. Throughout the fourteen interviews collected in this volume that range from 1995 to 2021, Ward demonstrates his responsibilities as a contemporary scholar, professor, writer, and social critic. His charming personality glimmers through these interviews, which, in a sense, are inner views that allow us to see into his mind, understand his heart, and appreciate his wit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Zheng \u003c\/b\u003eis professor of English at Mississippi Valley State University and author of \u003ci\u003eA Way of Looking\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Gerald Cable Book Award. He is also editor of \u003ci\u003eAfrican American Haiku: Cultural Visions\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Other World of Richard Wright: Perspectives on His Haiku\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eConversations with Dana Gioia\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Conversations with Sterling Plumpp\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ecoeditor of \u003ci\u003eConversations with Gish Jen\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eall published by University Press of Mississippi\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 238\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 24, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48300159664376,"sku":"9781496845436","price":189.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/vpeXx-c57e9781496845436.webp?v=1777529102","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/conversations-with-jerry-w-ward-jr-hardcover","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}