Dr. Nicole M. Jackson
Thursday, October 24th, 2019 | 6:00 p.m. -7:30 p.m.| Grounds for Thought |174 South Main Street | Bowling Green, OH
Dr. Nicole M. Jackson is an Associate Professor of History. She is an historian of contemporary African Diaspora History with a focus on post-WWII Black social movements, migrations, race and imperialism, with particular focus on Black Britain. Her new work considers Black women’s popular literary works as sites for espousing ideas about race, sex, gender, love and national belongings—viewpoints often excluded from historical and popular social narratives.
Contact Information:
Dr. Nicole M. Jackson
Associate Professor
Department of History
Email: nmjacks@bgsu.edu
25 Williams Hall
Written by Dr. Jackson:
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Imperial Suspect: Policing Colonies with 'Post'-Imperial Englandin Callaloo (2016)
- This article argues that attempts to blame the Brixton Riot of 1981 on the failure of black mothers ignore the work done by the British government to police, isolate, and control black youth. -
Black Male Genius and the Distortion of Black Historyon AAIHS website (2018).
- This link leads to Jackson’s page on the AAIHS website, which features blog posts providing a black perspective on social and cultural events.
Book Chapter
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Adjusting the Contrast by ISBN: 9781526100986Publication Date: 2017-09-30- Chapter to read: "Myth of a Multicultural England in BBC's 'Luther'" by Nicole M. Jackson
Available via OhioLINK
Video Clips
For Further Information
Journalism
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10 must-read books by black female authors for 2019- Reading list suggestions focusing on books written by black female authors
Organizations
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Spread the WordSpread the Word is a development agency for authors in London, with the goal of making published work in Great Britain match the diversity of its inhabitants.
Academic Articles
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“Double Consciousness in the Work of Helen Oyeyemi and Diana Evans”by Pilar Cuder-Dominguez
published in Women: A Cultural Review (2009).
- This article analyzes how novelist Helen Oyeyemi and Diana Evans use twins in their fiction to illustrate the idea of double consciousness, a concept first coined by W.E.B. DuBois to describe the experiences of Black people living in predominantly White countries. -
Moving Around, Moving Between: Mobility and “Home” in Caryl Phillips’s Strange Fruitby Akiko Mizoguchi, published in The Journal of Commonwealth Literature (2010).
- This article discusses the role of migration in Caryl Phillips’s work and suggests that the ideas of movement and home contribute to a transatlantic identity. -
Negotiating Passages: Asian and Black Women's Writing in Britainby Gina Wisker, published in Hecate (2004).
- This article explores how Asian and Black women are creating spaces within British culture for readers to relate non-white characters.
Poem
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“Colonization in Reverse” by Louise Bennett (1966)This is one of the poems that Dr. Jackson examines in her talk.
Books
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Black Women, Writing and Identity by Call Number: PS153.N5 D32 1994ISBN: 9780415100861Publication Date: 1994-09-28 -
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