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Affrilachian Poets
Affrilachia is a term that focuses on the cultural contributions of African Americans, African-American artists, writers, and musicians in the Appalachian region of the United States. The term "Affrilachia" is attributed to Kentucky-based writer Frank X Walker, who began using it in the 1990s as a way to negate the stereotype of Appalachian culture, which portrays Appalachians as predominantly white and living in small mountain communities. The term Affrilachian stands for an African American who is a native or resident in the Appalachian region.Spriggs, Bianca. "Frank X Walker: Exemplar of Affrilachia." Appalachian Heritage, vol. 39 no. 4, 2011, p. 21–25. Project MUSE, doi:10.1353/aph.2011.0109. ''Affrilachia'' is also the title of Walker's 2000 book of poetry, published by Old Cove Press. Frank X Walker co-founded The Affrilachian Poets and in 2009, created ''The Affrilachian Journal of Arts and Culture''. Frank X Walker is a graduate of the University of Kentucky, currently s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ARC Subregions As Of July 2023
Arc may refer to: Mathematics * Arc (geometry), a segment of a differentiable curve ** Circular arc, a segment of a circle * Arc (topology), a segment of a path * Arc length, the distance between two points along a section of a curve * Arc (projective geometry), a particular type of set of points of a projective plane * arc (function prefix) (arcus), a prefix for inverse trigonometric functions * Directed arc, a directed edge in graph theory * Minute and second of arc, a unit of angular measurement equal to 1/60 of one degree. *Wild arc, a concept from geometric topology Science and technology Geology * Arc, in geology a mountain chain configured as an arc due to a common orogeny along a plate margin or the effect of back-arc extension ** Hellenic arc, the arc of islands positioned over the Hellenic Trench in the Aegean Sea off Greece * Back-arc basin, a subsided region caused by back-arc extension * Back-arc region, the region created by back-arc extension, containing all the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
