Gerald Early
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Gerald Early is an American essayist, cultural critic, and scholar known for his writings on African American culture, literature, sports, and music.
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| Gerald Early canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
American academic
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cultural critic ⓘ essayist ⓘ human ⓘ literary scholar ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism
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Whiting Writers' Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Pennsylvania State University
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University of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| employer | Washington University in St. Louis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| fieldOfWork |
African American culture
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African American literature NERFINISHED ⓘ American literature ⓘ boxing history ⓘ cultural studies ⓘ jazz studies ⓘ music criticism ⓘ sports writing ⓘ |
| genre |
cultural criticism
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essay ⓘ literary criticism ⓘ music writing ⓘ sports writing ⓘ |
| givenName | Gerald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Academy of Arts and Sciences ⓘ |
| name | Gerald Early NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSubjectOfWork |
African American popular music
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African American sports history ⓘ Motown Records NERFINISHED ⓘ boxing ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Level Playing Field: African American Athletes and the Republic of Sports
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One Nation Under a Groove: Motown and American Culture NERFINISHED ⓘ The Culture of Bruising: Essays on Prizefighting, Literature, and Modern American Culture NERFINISHED ⓘ This Is Where I Came In: Black America in the 1960s NERFINISHED ⓘ Tuxedo Junction: Essays on American Culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
cultural critic
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editor ⓘ essayist ⓘ professor ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Director of the Center for the Humanities at Washington University in St. Louis
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Merle Kling Professor of Modern Letters NERFINISHED ⓘ Professor of African and African-American Studies ⓘ Professor of English ⓘ |
| workLocation | St. Louis, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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