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Faculty Information

Radiclani Clytus

radiclani.clytus@tufts.edu

Assistant Professor

P: (617) 627-2458

F: (617) 627-3606

Address:

East Hall 215

Medford , MA 02155

Affiliated Institutions:

Arts and Sciences

Associated Departments:

English

Web Sites:

http://wikis.uit.tufts.edu/confluence/display/RadiclaniClytus/Home

Opportunity:

Antebellum American Print Culture

Summary:

I am currently conducting researching on how Antebellum African-American public intellectuals and abolitionists mobilized pictorial and print media in order to intervene in public sphere debates about race and slavery. My work is especially concerned with chronicling the literary career of William J. Wilson, a New York and Washington D.C. based newspaper correspondent who was particularly adept at using graphic rhetoric in his writings on abolitionism and social reform. Summer scholars will be responsible for identifying those articles penned by Wilson and any other relevant documents pertaining to his life and role in the modern American abolitionist movement.

Contact Via:

E-mail

What is the timeframe for this research opportunity?

Summer 2009

Prerequisities for students?

At least one course in nineteenth-century American literature and some knowledge of antebellum race relations.

Responsibilities for students?

Conduct significant archival research in surrounding Boston (and possibly New York) libraries; request materials through inter-library loan services, and arrange for photo-duplications of prints and drawings.

Area(s) of Research:

Antebellum Print Culture, New York History, and American Abolitionism