Michael Garcia, Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in Arts and Humanities and visiting assistant professor of English, presented a paper titled "The Existential Ethnic Self of Richard Wright's Black Boy" at the 100 Years of Richard Wright Conference held at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, April 2-5.
Richard Wright (1908-60) was the most prominent African American writer of the mid-20th century. The writers Ralph Ellison and James Baldwin were among those directly influenced by Wright and his work. Wright's most notable books include Native Son, Black Boy, and Uncle Tom's Children. Among the luminaries in attendance at the conference were Jerry W. Ward, Jr. and Robert J. Butler (editors of The Richard Wright Encyclopedia), Yoshinobu Hakutani (co-editor of This Other World, a collection of Wright's haiku poems published posthumously in 1998), and John Edgar Wideman (author of Brothers and Keepers).
Richard Wright (1908-60) was the most prominent African American writer of the mid-20th century. The writers Ralph Ellison and James Baldwin were among those directly influenced by Wright and his work. Wright's most notable books include Native Son, Black Boy, and Uncle Tom's Children. Among the luminaries in attendance at the conference were Jerry W. Ward, Jr. and Robert J. Butler (editors of The Richard Wright Encyclopedia), Yoshinobu Hakutani (co-editor of This Other World, a collection of Wright's haiku poems published posthumously in 1998), and John Edgar Wideman (author of Brothers and Keepers).
