Let's flip the script
Subtitle: an African American discourse on language, literature, and learning
By: Keith Gilyard.
Series: African American life series
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Detroit
Language: eng
Number of pages: 141
Subjects: Language and education -- United States; Language and languages -- Political aspects; African Americans -- Education; American fiction -- African American authors -- History and criticism; African Americans -- Intellectual life; African Americans in literature
Description: In Let's Flip the Script, respected poet and essayist Keith Gilyard broadens the debate about language and education. Fusing insights derived from practical experience with knowledge drawn from an impressive and interdisciplinary array of texts, he examines - always with an eye on the state of African America - connections among language, politics, expressive culture, and pedagogy. This book is a rousing contribution to the African American intellectual tradition.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.