Journal of American Studies of Turkey (JAST): Special Issue on Amiri Baraka
Guest edited by Ozge Ozbek Akiman, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
Deadline for submissions: October 1, 2018
This issue of JAST will be dedicated to the works and legacy of Amiri Baraka—poet, dramatist, essayist and activist. Formerly known as LeRoi Jones, Amiri Baraka entered the Greenwich Village literary scene in 1957 as one of the most original poets and editors of the new writing and poetry that was emerging outside of academia and the established publishing world.