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Exploring Magical Thinking Within “Olio” and “The Second Founding”
Students will identify examples of magical thinking in poetry, song, and nonfiction texts (“The Second Founding” by Eric Foner and…
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Taking A Deep Dive Into “Sing Unburied Sing”
Students will explore author Jesmyn Ward’s Mississippi upbringing, key themes in “Sing Unburied Sing,” and its reflection of the contemporary…
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EducationDiscussing The Complexities Of Citizenship Within “Half Of A Yellow Sun”
Kirsten L. Parkinson is the director of the Lindsay-Crane Center for Writing and Literature at Hiram College. Teaching world literature…
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EducationThe Light Bulb Effect: Transforming Youth through Creative Writing Workshops
Zachary Thomas is the co-founder of Writers in Residence, which facilitates creative writing workshops for the adjudicated juvenile residents throughout…
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EducationTeaching “The Gay Revolution” In The Classroom
Gabrielle Bychowski is an Anisfield-Wolf SAGES Fellow at Case Western Reserve University, teaching courses on transgender and intersex history, disability…
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EducationExploring Historical Connections Through “The Big Smoke”
Students get an introduction to Adrian Matejka’s “The Big Smoke” and its connections to Ralph Ellison and Shakespeare. Developed by…
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EducationUnderstanding Horizontal + Vertical Identities In “Far from the Tree”
Students will analyze Andrew Solomon’s “Far from the Tree,” as well as the 2018 documentary of the same name. Developed…
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Exploring Political Poetry Through “Deaf Republic”
Students will analyze Ilya Kaminsky’s “Deaf Republic.” Developed by Charles Ellenbogen, literature and language teacher at Campus International High School.
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EventsCIFF STREAMS + AWBA Film Selections
Viewers will have the opportunity to stream free Cleveland International Film Festival documentaries, all with an Anisfield-Wolfian flavor, from September…
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EventsGreat Lakes African American Writers Conference: Pearl Cleage Keynote
Hear award-winning novelist and playwright Pearl Cleage keynote this multi-day writers’ conference, now in its third year. Join the full…
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In Conversation: Charles King + Steven Pinker
A virtual conversation between Charles King, our 2020 winner for nonfiction for “Gods of the Upper Air” and Anisfield-Wolf juror…
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EventsThe City Club of Cleveland Forum: Eric Foner
Our 2020 lifetime achievement award winner Eric Foner will speak in a virtual City Club of Cleveland Friday Forum. He…
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EventsGlobal Cleveland Sister Cities Conference: Namwali Serpell
Our 2020 winner for fiction Namwali Serpell and Baldwin-Wallace University Professor Chisomo Selemani will discuss “The Old Drift” and Zambia…
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EventsGlobal Cleveland Sister Cities Conference: Ilya Kaminsky
Ilya Kaminsky reached a global audience with the publication of “Deaf Republic”; the BBC named him “one of the 12…
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Podcast
Listen to The Asterisk* Each episode delves into holes in our knowledge about an esteemed AWBA winner. An asterisk is…
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News
Virtual Cleveland Book Week Kicks Off September 29
The fifth annual literary celebration returns this year from Sept. 29-Oct. 4, and will celebrate our 2020 Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards…
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Education
Teach Anisfield-Wolf Authors The Anisfield-Wolf canon provides diverse perspective on a number of key issues that educators may be looking…
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