"Life studies," : 1966-1976

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Title
"Life studies," : 1966-1976
Alternative Title
Lost and Found, The CUNY Poetics Document Initiative ; series 7, number 3
Works. Selections. 2017
Creator
Jordan, June, 1936-2002, author
Contributor
Alcalay, Ammiel, editor of series
City University of New York. Center for the Humanities, issuing body
City University of New York--History
Jordan, June, 1936-2002
Lawrence, Stephon, managing editor
Mangum, Megan, book designer
Morgan, Kate Tarlow, consul
Published / Created
2017
Copyright Date
©2017, 2017., and Center for the Humanities, the Graduate Center, The City University of New York,
Abstract

"Though many aspects of June Jordan's unique and dynamic forms of work and activism have been well documented, "Life Studies," traces a through line of her creative interventions to form a fuller portrait of her complex and interrelated engagements. Through essays and policy reports from her days as a housing activist, speeches, her work with children, and texts from her time at City College of New York, this project adds new layers to Jordan's legacy, showing how she created "living room" to enact a broad array of "life studies" that had great effect on many people in very different institutional, communal, and public settings." -- Publisher's website."--Publisher's website (viewed 2018 June 19).

Description
"Writer and educator, June Jordan was born in Harlem in 1936, grew up there and in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. She began her teaching career as a poet working with New York City public school students, following a few years of work as an organizer and researcher for a Harlem-based community action program. She would go on to teach at the City College of New York, Sarah Lawrence College, Yale University, and SUNY Stony Brook, initiating courses in Black Studies and Women's Studies and joining students in activist efforts. At the University of California at Berkeley, she founded the Poetry for the People program, which continues to this day. Throughout her life, she was a prolific writer, publishing essays in a wide variety of periodicals and authoring more than twenty books of essays, poetry, novels, and plays about issues of national and international significance. Jordan died of breast cancer in 2002."--Publisher's website (viewed 2018 June 19).
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction -- Excerpt from Brief History of the Lower East Side -- Excerpt from The Determining Slum -- The voice of the children, inc -- Excerpt from Children and The Hungering For -- Ocean Hill Brownsville I.S. 55 graduation speech -- Our eyes have grown -- The city and the city college: an off-campus, off-camera perspective -- Statement at CUNY Board of Higher Education tuition hearing -Acknowledgements -- Biographical notes -- Lost & Found.
Original wrappers.
Extent
66 pages : illustrations, facsimiles ; 23 cm.
Extent of Digitization
This object has been completely digitized.
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number
JWJ Zan J764 2017L

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Format
text
Genre
History
Resource Type
Books, Journals & Pamphlets
Subject (Geographic)
New York (State)--New York
Subject (Name)
Alcalay, Ammiel, editor of series
City University of New York. Center for the Humanities, issuing body
City University of New York--History
Jordan, June, 1936-2002
Lawrence, Stephon, managing editor
Mangum, Megan, book designer
Morgan, Kate Tarlow, consul
Subject (Topic)
African Americans--Education (Higher)
African Americans--Education (Higher)--New York (State)--New York--20th century
College students--Political activity
College students--Political activity--New York (State)--New York--History--20th century
Discrimination in housing
Discrimination in housing--New York (State)--New York--20th century
Education
Education--New York (State)--New York--History--20th century
Poetry--Study and teaching (Elementary)
Poetry--Study and teaching (Elementary)--New York (State)--New York--20th century

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Orbis Record
13770200
Object ID (OID)
17321570

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