CONVERSATION WITH AUDREY KERR

New Haven Independent Article 2014 including Video Interview

CONNCAT 2013 Video Conversation with Audrey Kerr, Moderated by Tom Ficklin




“Who are your people? A Conversation about Class, Color and Community Among African Americans, Then and Now.” With author of “The Paper Bag Principle,” Professor Audrey Kerr, moderated by Tom Ficklin (Ficklin Media) was held at CONNCAT during Black History Month.
Audrey Elisa Kerr is a professor of African American literature at Southern Connecticut State University. She is the author of The Paper Bag Principle: Class, Colorism and Rumor and the Case of Black Washington, D.C. and she is considered “one of the nation’s leading authorities of color and colorism.” Dr. Kerr has published over 100 articles, essays, book reviews and short stories on topics ranging from 9/11 memoirs to HIV/AIDS and illness narratives. Most of her work centers around issues of marginality, intersectionality, regionality, and social acceptance. http://www.amazon.com/Paper-Bag-Principle-Complexion-Washington/dp/1572334622/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1362128593&sr=1-1&keywords=paper+bag+principle




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