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Ralph Ellison and the Raft of Hope: A Political Companion to Invisible Man
No full textAn important new collection of original essays that examine how Ellison’s landmark novel, Invisible Man (1952), addresses the social, cultural, political, economic, and racial contradictions of America. Commenting on the significance of Mark Twain’s writings, Ralph Ellison wrote that “a novel could be fashioned as a raft of hope, perception and entertainment that might help keep us afloat as we tried to negotiate the snags and whirlpools that mark our nation’s vacillating course toward and away from the democratic ideal.” Ellison believed it was the contradiction between America’s “noble ideals and the actualities of our conduct” that inspired the most profound literature—“the American novel at its best.” Drawing from the fields of literature, politics, law, and history, the contributors make visible the political and ethical terms of Invisible Man , while also illuminating Ellison’s understanding of democracy and art. Ellison hoped that his novel, by providing a tragicomic look at American ideals and mores, would make better citizens of his readers. The contributors also explain Ellison’s distinctive views on the political tasks and responsibilities of the novelist, an especially relevant topic as contemporary writers continue to confront the American incongruity between democratic faith and practice. Ralph Ellison and the Raft of Hope uniquely demonstrates why Invisible Man stands as a premier literary meditation on American democracy.
This superb collection enables readers of Invisible Man to appreciate the subtleties of its cultural and political commentary, moving them on to ponder how Ellison\u27s work imbues current debates about eradicating discrimination and flagrant inequality. -- Journal of American Studies
Will make a leading contribution to what is rapidly becoming the field of Ralph Ellison Studies. It is unique in its steady devotion to revealing the political impact of Ellison’s text. This is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding Ellison’s political thought. -- Lawrence Jackson, author of Ralph Ellison: Emergence of Genius
Outstanding. . . . Provides an interdisciplinary perspective of the politics of the book that aimed to ‘get readers to recognize the humanity of those hidden by stereotypes.’ -- Lexington Herald-Leader
Ellison comes alive in these pages: the questions and concerns persisting over his lifetime, his connections to other authors and to events in the civil rights movement, his integrity, individuality, complexity, and seriousness of purpose—to say nothing of his sheer power as a writer—are all trenchantly and beautifully brought out in the essays. These essays contribute significantly to understanding what makes Invisible Man great and demonstrate that a great work of art has the capacity to renew itself across generations. -- Pamela K. Jensen, Kenyon College
“This volume brings together reflections on and analysis of Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man . . . and of key importance to the Civil Rights movement.” -- Sage Race Relations
By carefully analyzing Ellison’s complex, finely nuanced political thinking, Ralph Ellison and the Raft of Hope enables us more clearly to see Ellison’s work, which has often been obscured by unfair criticisms and misconceptions dating back to the initial reviews of Invisible Man. This careful study of Ellison’s great novel is highly recommended for all serious students of American and African American literature. -- Robert Butler -- African American Review
Ralph Ellison and the Raft of Hope is a single-framework but multiple-focus reconsideration of a landmark book. Morel’s project—the politics of Invisible Man systematically revisited—is definitely worthy of the attention of the contemporary reader, or a multicultural America or anywhere else. -- Zoltan Abadi-Nagy -- Hungarian Journal of English and American Studieshttps://uknowledge.uky.edu/upk_english_language_and_literature_north_america/1009/thumbnail.jp
In the Excelsiora, a Hope Student News Paper, There is a Report of the Death of the Rev. Albertus C. Van Raalte That Occurred On This Day but Published in Volume VII, Nov. to June, 1877
No full textIn the Excelsiora, a Hope student news paper, there is a report of the death of the Rev. Albertus C. Van Raalte that occurred on this day but published in volume VII, Nov. to June, 1877. The author of the tribute to Van Raalte was R[ensa] H. Joldersma. The news paper/magazine was not published as such but was hand written. This tribute consists of seven pages.https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/vrp_1870s/1274/thumbnail.jp
Poetry draws upwards in hope
No full textThomas Delahunt, Canterbury Christ Church University – ‘Poetry Draws Upwards in Hope’
A creative discussion or polyculture on the need to use arts and poetry as a vehicle for professional expression. Thomas Delahunt, an award-winning academic, author and virgin playwright, is looking for willing orators to join a conversation on the premise that trauma needs discussion and a position of freedom within vocational roles filled with professional trauma
A New Art for a New China: Modern Chinese Prints from the Ihrman Collection
No full textKruizenga Art Museum, Hope College Catalog for exhibition: A New Art for a New China: Modern Chinese Prints from the Ihrman Collection . Exhibition dates: September 1-December 16, 2023. Charles Mason, author. Andie Near, photographer, designer.https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/kam_catalogs/1004/thumbnail.jp
Ishmael Hope presents Courtesans of Founder Hill
No full textIshmael Hope is a storyteller, poet, and writer who explores his Inupiaq and Tlingit heritages. His Inupiaq name is Angaluuk and his Tlingit name is Khaagwaask'. Courtesans of Flounder Hill is his first collection of poetry and is published by Ishmael Reed Publishing Company. According to the late Richard Dauenhauer, Ishmael Hope "reminds us how each of us is central in a multigenerational relationship involving ancestry, self, and descendants; heritage, contemporary culture, and legacy; an unbroken chain of storytellers, daily life, and dreams, always negotiating, in the words of T. S. Eliot, between tradition and the individual talent." Ishmael Hope is also the author of the comic book Strong Man and was the lead writer for the highly acclaimed video game Kisima Ingitchuna: Never Alone
Ellison, Thomas Sharp, 1797-1876 (SC 457)
No full textFinding aid and typescript (Click on Additional Files below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 457. Photograph of letter, 15 March 1829, from Thomas Ellison, Burkesville, Kentucky, to Edmund Rogers, Mount Hope, Kentucky, which describes a producing oil well at Burkesville, reputedly the first in the United States
Hope Mirrlees papers
No full textHope Mirrlees (1887-1978) was an author of novels, poems, and translations. However, she is most remembered for her circle of literary friends, which included T. S. Eliot, Virginia Woolf, and Lady Ottoline Morrell. She published two novels, Lud-in-the-Mist and Counterplot, and a book of poetry, Moods and Tensions: Poems. She began, but never completed, a biography of seventeenth-century British antiquarian Sir Robert Bruce Cotton; part of this was published as A Fly in Amber in 1962. With Jane Harrison, she produced two translations of Russian literature, The Life of the Archpriest Avvakum by Himself and The Book of the Bear. Her papers consist solely of correspondence; significant correspondents include T. S. Eliot, Ottoline Morrell, Virginia Woolf, and Leonard Woolf
Where are the children? Que son les enfants devenus: Healing the legacy of the residential schools l'experince des pensionnats autochtones
No full textThe Legacy of Hope Foundation was established to address the long-term implications of the damage done to Aboriginal children and their families by many of the residential schools. The psychological wounds run deep and have infected new generations. Healing is a gradual process that will demand time and patience.
A primary objective of our work is to promote awareness among the Canadian public about residential schools and try to help them to understand the ripple effect those schools have had on Aboriginal life. But equally important, we want to bring about reconciliation between Aboriginal people and non-Aboriginal Canadians.Not peer reviewedbookLegacy of Hop
Interview with John Hope Franklin - OH 194
No full textThis interview was conducted with Dr. John Hope Franklin (1915-2009) on April 12, 1985 by Ron Chepesiuk. Dr. Franklin is a renowned historian and author of the black experience drawing from both his own background and his research into history. He has published over twenty books both as a single author and in collaboration. Dr. Franklin discusses his family history, growing in an all-black community and childhood education. He also details his experiences with racial discrimination during and after his education. Dr. Franklin discusses his work in the Civil Rights Movement alongside Thurgood Marshall and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He also details his opinion of the status of the African American community under the Reagan administration. He also discusses his hobby of orchid growing and having an orchid named in his honor.https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/oralhistoryprogram/1084/thumbnail.jp
Transforming Power Relationships: Leadership, Risk, and Hope. IHS Political Science Series No. 135, May 2013
No full textChronic communal conflicts resemble the prisoner’s dilemma. Both communities prefer peace to war. But neither trusts the other, viewing the other’s gain as its own loss, so
potentially shared interests often go unrealized.
Achieving positive-sum outcomes from apparently zero-sum struggles requires a kind of riskembracing leadership. To succeed leaders must: a) see power relations as potentially
positive-sum; b) strengthen negotiating adversaries instead of weakening them; and c) demonstrate hope for a positive future and take great personal risks to achieve it.
Such leadership is exemplified by Nelson Mandela and F.W. de Klerk in the South African democratic transition. To illuminate the strategic dilemmas Mandela and de Klerk faced, we examine the work of Robert Axelrod, Thomas Schelling, and Josep Colomer, who highlight important dimensions of the problem but underplay the role of risk-embracing leadership. Finally we discuss leadership successes and failures in the Northern Ireland settlement and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
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