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Crossings and Departures: An Interview with Cheryl Clarke and Amiri Baraka in Newark
Author(s) -
Moore Darnell L.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
transforming anthropology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.325
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 1548-7466
pISSN - 1051-0559
DOI - 10.1111/j.1548-7466.2011.01132.x
Subject(s) - conversation , perspective (graphical) , sociology , media studies , space (punctuation) , art history , art , visual arts , linguistics , communication , philosophy
This interview signals the coming together of two prominent and influential Black artist intellectuals who claim Newark as a site of community—the city that both identify (one earlier than the other)—as a space where they serve and commune with Newakers. During the interview, it had become clear Baraka's and Clarke's few “departures” of perspective had become, at various points in their lives and within some articulations of their artistry, “crossings.” What follows is a brief edited portion of their rich conversation. Readers can also view a brief video of this interview when accessing the online version of the interview.