This Week in Black History, Society, and Culture
"This Week in Black History, Society, and Culture" is a monthly podcast produced by Dr. Hettie V. Williams Professor of History in the Department of History and Anthropology at Monmouth University. Williams is the author of several essays, articles, book chapters and the author/editor of seven books. Her research interests include African American intellectual and cultural history, women's history, and race/ethnic studies. She is also the former director of the Trotter Institute for the Study of Black Culture at UMass Boston. Williams periodically interviews scholars, authors, activists, and community leaders on matters related to the history, society, and culture of Black and African American communities in the United States (U.S.) and the world. These podcast episodes are on a variety of subjects including, but not limited to, higher education, economics, criminal justice, reparations, mental health, history, science, gender, popular culture, women, and politics. A new episode will be released monthly on Monday mornings from September to May during each academic term.
This Week in Black History, Society, and Culture
John Vercher on the Devil is Fine
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In this episode Dr. Hettie V. Williams is in discussion with writer John Vercher about his critically acclaimed book Devil is Fine. Williams is a professor of history at Monmouth University and Vercher is the author of three notable novels and currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of English at Monmouth University. Vercher’s works signal the tradition of Afro-Surrealism that began in the Harlem Renaissance with writers such as George Schuyler as represented with his work Black No More originally published in 1931. His debut novel Three-Fifths was listed as one of the best books of 2019 by the Chicago, nominated for the 2020 Edgar Award for Best First Novel, and The Strand Critics Award for Best Debut Novel. This book also received critical acclaim abroad and named Book of the Year by the U.K.’s The Sunday Times, The Financial Times, and The Guardian. Devil is Fine is Vercher’s third novel and it is a moving work that helps to extend the tradition of Afro-surrealism in the context of contemporary American fiction. It is a book about love, loss, grief, and fathers and sons. Vercher’s book can be ordered from Amazon here: Devil is Fine
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