Not only did i single handly birth thee most innovative Black digital humanities initiative on contemporary African American literature (@EssenceProject), i can still have your man if i want him. 😉
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6 Apr 2024
The Toni-Terry Problem, as described by @ConcreteStories and theorized by Virginia DeBerry and Donna Grant: how Black women writers in the 1990s confronted white editors who wanted to fit them in the box of literary fiction or of commercial romance. @EssenceProject
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6 Apr 2024
Jacinta R. Scaffold @ConcreteStories centers Black readers’ social networks through the @EssenceProject. A much-needed contribution to understanding the genre variety within readerships that prioritize affinity over (publishers’) determinations of literary vs. genre fiction.
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6 Apr 2023
The @Essence2020eu project hosts event in Extremadura to showcase their programmes and aims
💡The project was presented along with the current lines of research.
Read all about the event👉 echalliance.com/new-event-ab…
#ESSENCEproject #H2020
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18 Jan 2023
Discover how @Essence2020eu project is transforming the lessons learnt from the COVID-19 in a huge opportunity for elders and children👇
echalliance.com/transforming…
#EssenceProject #LessonsLearnt #HealthyFuture
@Fundesalud_Ex
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So honored to sit on The History of Black Writing at 40 and Beyond tomorrow at #mla2023. If you have time come hear me talk about the @EssenceProject !
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Nether am I 🥴🥴😂😩😩. I am enjoying sabbatical so much. And with everything perculating with the @EssenceProject I need more time away from the classroom or a reduced teaching load at the very least.
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I have been researching @Essence through my work on the @EssenceProject which has necessarily expanded to 20th century Black publishers.
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Its me talking about my baby the @EssenceProject ☺️
13 Oct 2022
ICYMI!! 😃👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾
Dr. Jacinta R. Saffold, endowed Africana Studies chair at the Univ of New Orleans, discusses "How Black Women Use Books for Labor and Leisure: Notes from the ESSENCE Book Project." youtu.be/WedR5gKA4FA
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4 Oct 2022
@EssenceProject My 15th and newest book is GROCERY SHOPPING WITH MY MOTHER. It is a collection of my poetry, inspired by visits with my ma past few years. PLEASE PRE-ORDER book, it is out DEC. 6, just before holiday season. LINK TO PRE-ORDER: softskull.com/dd-product/gro…
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One thing about the @EssenceProject that I love is how others see God undeniably reflected in the work.
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22 Mar 2022
Join us, @BibSocAmer and @ConcreteStories for a conversation about the @EssenceProject with Donna Grant & Virginia DeBerry.
April 5, 2022 @ 3pm ET/2pm CT/12pm PT online
Register: bit.ly/bsa-essence-book-toni…
#HBW #EssenceBookProject
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We're back! Join @ConcreteStories for a conversation about the @EssenceProject w. Donna Grant & Virginia DeBerry.
April 5, 2022 @ 3pm ET/2pm CT/12pm PT online
Brought to you by @BibSocAmer – @SoFCritBibRBS – @UNOWomensCenter – @ProjectHBW
Register 🖱️ bit.ly/bsa-essence-book-toni…
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Next week! Join us for the next @EssenceProject panel w. @ConcreteStories & @bonappetit's Dawn Davis.
Co-Sponsors @SoFCritBibRBS, @UNOWomensCenter, & @ProjectHBW. Free with registration – captioning in English & Spanish ASL interpretation.
Register ➡️ bit.ly/bsa-essence-book-12-0…
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27 Oct 2021
Today I'm honored to talk with Dr. Jacinta R. Saffold @ConcreteStories about her amazing data and bibliographic initiative @EssenceProject: how Black bestsellers shape the literary field. Join us for the webinar TODAY (10/27) from 4-5:30pm EST. #BlackBiblio #BlackArchives
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I had the pleasure of talking with @channonsmiller’s brilliant students about some of the Black women’s histories interwoven in the @EssenceProject yesterday. Join @BibSocAmer tomorrow for more conversation about books, literary histories, and other bibliographical concerns.
Join us next week for the 1st session in @ConcreteStories's 3-part series on the @EssenceProject!
Oct. 27, 4pm ET: Black Bestselling Books & Bibliographic Concerns w. @kinohin.
Register at bit.ly/bsa-essence-book-10-2…
Co-sponsored by @SoFCritBibRBS.
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22 Oct 2021
Join us as we partner with @BibSocAmer to bring to you a three part interview series on @EssenceProject! The first installment will take place on Wednesday Oct. 27 at 4pm via zoom. Register below to attend and make sure to check out all three parts!
buff.ly/3B7alQm
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Hey Twitter friends!
Next week, Wednesday, I have the pleasure of talking about my labor of love, the @EssenceProject, with the ever brilliant @kinohin. Please consider joining us for what will certainly be a great time in Black bibliography.
Join us next week for the 1st session in @ConcreteStories's 3-part series on the @EssenceProject!
Oct. 27, 4pm ET: Black Bestselling Books & Bibliographic Concerns w. @kinohin.
Register at bit.ly/bsa-essence-book-10-2…
Co-sponsored by @SoFCritBibRBS.
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Join us next week for the 1st session in @ConcreteStories's 3-part series on the @EssenceProject!
Oct. 27, 4pm ET: Black Bestselling Books & Bibliographic Concerns w. @kinohin.
Register at bit.ly/bsa-essence-book-10-2…
Co-sponsored by @SoFCritBibRBS.
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Our Fall/Winter Events series is here!!
mailchi.mp/bibsocamer/fall-w…
✨10/21: activist bookselling & community @ NYC's @bluestockings
✨@EssenceProject interview series w. @ConcreteStories more
✨Collecting, Knowledge, & Power: Perspectives from Latin America speaker series
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