Tag: Charles Scruggs

  • Jean Toomer: Fugitive American Literature Volume 47, Number 1 (March, 1975) page 84-96 Charles Scruggs, Professor of English University of Arizona As a young boy, Jean Toomer attended a dinner party during which someone asked his famous grandfather, P. B. S. Pinchback, if he indeed had “colored” blood. The light-skinned former lieutenant governor of Louisiana…

  • An Overview of the Event: Jean Toomer and Politics at the 2012 MLA Gino Michael Pellegrini: Education, Amalgamation, Race, Class & Solidarity 2012-01-12 Gino Pellegrini, Adjunct Assistant Professor of English Pierce College, Woodland Hills, California This is my general overview of the “Jean Toomer and Politics” special session roundtable at the 2012 MLA Annual Convention.…

  • Jean Toomer and Politics (Session 465) Modern Language Association 127th MLA Annual Convention 2012-01-05 through 2012-01-08 Washington State Convention Center Seattle, Washington A Special Session Saturday, 2012-01-07, 12:00-13:15 PST (Local Time) Room 6A, WSCC Presiding: Gino Pellegrini, Adjunct Assistant Professor of English Pierce College, Woodland Hills, California Speakers: Barbara Clare Foley, Professor of English and…