Day: January 19, 2014

  • Detecting Winnifred Eaton MELUS: Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States Published online: 2014-01-16 DOI: 10.1093/melus/mlt078 Jinny Huh, Assistant Professor of English University of Vermont In her recent introduction to Winnifred Eaton’s Marion: The Story of an Artist’s Model (1916), Karen E. H. Skinazi explores the relationship between racial ambiguity—that of both the anonymous author and…

  • Brazil Endorses International Decade for People of African Descent Americas Quarterly: The Policy Journal for Our Hemisphere Blog 2014-01-16 Shari Wejsa On Monday, December 23, 2013, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution establishing the International Decade for People of African Descent, which will run from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2024. The…