Henry Blackwell

Professor B.A., Morgan State College M.A., University of Chicago Ph.D., University of Chicago                                Carney Hall 433 Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 Phone: 617-552-3728 Fax: 617-552-4220 Email: blackweh@bc.edu

Academic Profile

Specializes in African American literature, American literature, and cultural studies. He is interested in narrative theory, in theoretical aspects of religion and literature, in conflicts between culture and aesthetics, in blurred genres, and in evidence.

Publications (selected)

• "An Interview with Ntozake Shange," Black American Literature Forum.
• "Amiri Baraka's Letters to Charles Olsen," Resources for American Literary Study.
• "Impoverishment and Regeneration in The Violent Bear it Away," Aquila.

Additional Professional Information

Professional Organizations:

• Modern Language Association