Lauren Michele Jackson Explained

Honorific Prefix:Dr.
Lauren Michele Jackson
Nationality:American
Occupation:Culture critic, scholar, writer
Known For:White Negroes (2019)
Assistant professor
Education:University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (BA)
University of Chicago (PhD)
Thesis Title:Black Vertigo: Nausea, Aphasia, and Bodily Noise, 1970s to the present
Thesis Year:2019
Discipline:English, African-American studies

Lauren Michele Jackson (born 1991) is an American culture critic and assistant professor of English and African American studies at Northwestern University. Her first book, White Negroes (2019), is a nonfiction collection of essays that explores cultural appropriation.[1] [2]

Career

Jackson attended University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for her bachelor's degree. She received her doctoral degree in English Language and Literature from University of Chicago. Her dissertation is titled "Black Vertigo: Nausea, Aphasia, and Bodily Noise, 1970s to the present."[3] In 2019, Jackson was hired at Northwestern University as an assistant professor in the departments of English and African American studies.

Jackson began freelance writing when she was a doctoral student.[4] She has written for Vulture, The Paris Review, and The New Yorker, among others.[5] [6]

Jackson's debut book, White Negroes: Cornrows Were in Vogue... and Other Thoughts on Cultural Appropriation[7] "explores how appropriation manifests in music, art, memes, and more."[8] It was published by Beacon Press in November 2019.[9] The title was inspired by the 1957 Norman Mailer essay "The White Negro". Reviewing the book for Vox, Alanna Okun wrote, "Using case studies ranging from the Kardashians to Miley Cyrus to Paula Deen to Big Dick Energy, she explores and pinpoints the term with nuance, curiosity, and wryness."[10]

She was named a contributing writer for The New Yorker in September 2020.[11]

Bibliography

Books

Essays and reporting

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [Conversation Issue] 'Appropriation is not in and of itself a bad thing, but the way it's invoked in the culture makes it seem like it is'—Lauren Michele Jackson talks to Khanya Mtshali about her book, White Negroes]. 2020-01-16. The Johannesburg Review of Books. en-US. 2020-01-30.
  2. Web site: Lauren Michele Jackson On 'White Negroes'. NPR.org. en. 2020-01-30.
  3. Web site: Lauren Michele Jackson Doesn't Do Hot Takes Tableau. tableau.uchicago.edu. 2020-01-30.
  4. Web site: 2022-06-28 . Criticism in Public: An interview with Lauren Michele Jackson . 2022-06-29 . The Point Magazine . en-US.
  5. News: Lauren Michele Jackson Wants to Change How We Talk About Appropriation. Kearse. Stephen. The Nation. 2019-11-08. 2020-01-30. en-US. 0027-8378.
  6. Web site: In highly anticipated 'White Negroes,' Lauren Michele Jackson offers nuanced critique of cultural appropriation. Pearson. Laura. chicagotribune.com. 2020-01-30.
  7. Book: Jackson, Lauren Michele, 1991-. White Negroes : when cornrows were in vogue ... and other thoughts on cultural appropriation. 2019. 978-0-8070-1180-5. Boston, Massachusetts. 1086481230.
  8. Web site: Quietly Curious: PW Talks with Lauren Michele Jackson. PublishersWeekly.com. en. 2020-01-30.
  9. Web site: Lauren Michele Jackson on the Inherent Blackness of Meme Culture. Feldman. Brian. 2019-12-05. Intelligencer. en-us. 2020-01-30.
  10. Web site: The driving force behind cultural appropriation? Capitalism.. Okun. Alanna. 2019-12-05. Vox. en. 2020-01-30.
  11. Web site: https://twitter.com/michaelluo/status/1305653416648216576. 2020-09-16. Twitter. en.
  12. Online version is titled "Alice Walker's journals depict an artist restless on her laurels".

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