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Rita Dove (b. 1952) was elected Poet Laureate--the first ever African-American to hold the position--in 1993, in recognition of work that combines racially sensitive observation with searing and immediate personal experience. She is best known for her substantial body of poetry, although she has also been recognized for her many accomplishments in drama and fiction, written in both German and English. Crossing Color, written by a well-known Americanist in the European community, is the first full-length critical study offering a comprehensive biographic and literary portrait of Rita...

Männlichkeit ist nichts Gottgegebenes, sondern ein Konstrukt. Nicht grundlos tritt Männlichkeit in der modernen Forschung nur noch im Plural "Männlichkeiten" auf. Der Begriff hat seine strenge kategoriale Gültigkeit verloren, die Grenzen zwischen den Geschlechtern diffundieren. Sowohl Feuilleton, Populärliteratur, Film wie wissenschaftliche Abhandlungen spiegeln heute Männlichkeit zumindest als sozialpsychologisch begründete "Deformation", deren "Bewältigungsprinzipien" von der anglo-amerikanischen Forschung längst aufgezeigt wurden. Namhafte Gender-Forschende haben sich im...

Lewis Nkosi's influence as both a South African writer and critic has been profound. His significance stems from the fact that he was one of the very few surviving members of the Drum generation of writers of the 1950s; one who continued to write throughout the apartheid and post-apartheid decades. As an author of plays, critical essays, and novels, Nkosi's voice is preserved in Letters to My Native Soil, which collects correspondence between the writer and others, and provides a valuable insight into a working writer's life in Europe and at home. The book is illustrated with personal...