Omari Weekes is an assistant professor of English at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon. His primary scholarly work thinks through the affective dimensions of sex and spirituality in 20th- and 21st-century African American literature. Other research interests include black popular culture, black religious studies, and representations of African Americans in Latin America.
Omari Weekes
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Shoptalk: Overheard at ACLA
During the first weekend in July, academics from around the world convened in Utrecht, the Netherlands, in order to Perform Dignity, Read at the Surface, and Feel the Unbearable—among a number of other panels at this year’s American Comparative Literature Association conference. As scholars traversed the beautiful cobbled streets, held their canvas bags close to […]
