![]() In fact, as I was reading Ghost Boys last month, I found myself trying to recall a quote by an esteemed Black woman scholar only two words remained in my memory-“agonistic engagement”-so I searched my hard drive and up popped the first chapter of my dissertation, “’If Rigor Is Our Dream’: The Re-Membering of Violence by Black Women Writers of the Harlem Renaissance.” Continue reading. Graduate school feels like a lifetime ago and yet the scholars I discovered during that time have shaped the way I view the world. ![]() ![]() I stepped away from academia several years ago and have no regrets, but your training doesn’t leave you and it’s been energizing to find current scholarship that aligns with my kid lit writer’s goals. Lately I’ve been reflecting on the debt I owe so many Black women scholars. ![]()
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