Oxford University Press is pleased to announce plans to publish a major six-volume reference work entitled the African-American History Reference Series. The work’s nearly 2500 articles have been carefully selected by a distinguished group of editors and advisers and will cover all aspects of African-American history and culture… Far more than just a biographical survey, each volume focuses on the age, the times, the events, and the people who affected the life of the central figure (and who were in turn affected by that central figure) and the development of African-American history and culture during the period.
We are currently finishing up the assignment of entries for Volumes One and Two:
THE COLONIAL WORLD AND THE YOUNG NATION, Volume 1, edited by Graham Russell Hodges.
This volume focuses on the making of African American society in early America. The transition from Africa to America is covered as well as and the way an African presence shaped the development of American society…
THE WORLD OF FREDERICK DOUGLASS, Volume 2, edited by Paul Finkelman and L. Diane Barnes.
This volume covers the important events in African American history during the nineteenth century, spanning Douglass’s life…
These are the wanted topics of interest to early modernists:
Africa, Idea of (Vol. 1: 1619-1830), 2,000 words
Antiquity (Vol. 1: 1619-1830) 3,000 words
Demographics (Vol. 1: 1619-1830), 3,000 words
Economic Life (Vol. 1: 1619-1830), 3,000 words
Education (Vol. 1: 1619-1830), 4,000 words
Emancipation (Vol. 1: 1619-1830), 1,000 words
Folklore (Vol. 1: 1619-1830), 2,500 words
Language (Vol. 1: 1619-1830), 2,000 words
Oratory and Verbal Arts (Vol. 1: 1619-1830), 2,000 words
Segregation (Vol. 1: 1619-1830), 1,500 words
Slave Narratives (Vol. 1: 1619-1830), 2,000 words
There is a very tight deadline, 22 October 2004. The contact for those interested in contributing is Anthony Aiello at anthony.aiello {at} oup(.)com or 212-726-6144, who will provide further information if required. (”Please include a copy of your resume or CV in anyemail correspondence, and be prepared to do so if contacting Mr. Aiello by phone.”)
I’ll also keep the original email in my inbox for a few days in case anybody would like me to forward a copy to them… (It has more detail about the contents and vulgar things like payment. And also the 19th-century topics, for anyone interested.)