Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Poetic Obituaries: Professor [Winston] Napier specialized

in critical theory, 20th-century African American literary culture, and African American philosophical thought. A former editor of the Howard University Journal of Philosophy, he published in Literature and Psychology, The Massachusetts Review, New Literary History, and The Village Voice Literary Supplement. He was editor of the acclaimed book "African American Literary Theory: A Reader." In his research, Professor Napier explored the intercultural dynamics responsible for the unique structure and configuration of black expressive discourse.

from Clark University: University Communications: In Memoriam: Winston Napier, E. Franklin Frazier Chair and Associate Professor of English

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