Christina Sharpe

Sep 16, 2024 | bombmagazine.org | Dionne Brand |Christina Sharpe

I have been trying to think of how one is made and how one makes oneself. I have been thinking that one is made through events—historical, familial, known and unknown; one is made also by what one reads, by what one experiences—all this underpins how one comes to know oneself; and one is made through the action, realization, and analysis that constructs a self. One is made, too, by what Michel-Rolph Trouillot names as silence and power in the production of history.

Sep 14, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | Jeremy Egner |Steve Martin |Harry Bliss |Christina Sharpe

A virtuoso performance and an ode to an undervalued medium created by two talented artists. The veteran actor, comedian, and banjo player teams up with the acclaimed illustrator to create a unique book of cartoons that communicates their personalities. Martin, also a prolific author, has always been intrigued by the cartoons strewn throughout the pages of the New Yorker.

May 15, 2024 | canadacouncil.ca | Christina Sharpe

The prizesThe Canada Council for the Arts Molson Prizes are awarded to two persons – one in the arts and the other in the social sciences and humanities, who have distinguished themselves by their outstanding achievements. The prizes are intended to encourage ongoing contributions to Canada's cultural and intellectual heritage. These prizes are administered by the Canada Council in collaboration with the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).

Jan 8, 2024 | aliciakennedy.news | Ren Jewelry |Christina Sharpe |Alicia Kennedy

Listen to your body is a truism, but sometimes it’s all we can do. For years, I ate oatmeal every weekday morning. I wrote, in 2022, how returning to an oatmeal routine for breakfast was how I was able to finish my first book. I thought, from then on, that I’d be eating oatmeal every day for the rest of my life. I figured I might as well tattoo a rolled oat on my knuckle, next to the martini: my staples. My angel and my devil. Then, in the middle of last year, I stopped wanting the oats.

Dec 12, 2023 | kirkusreviews.com | Heather Cleary |Steve Martin |Harry Bliss |Christina Sharpe

A virtuoso performance and an ode to an undervalued medium created by two talented artists. The veteran actor, comedian, and banjo player teams up with the acclaimed illustrator to create a unique book of cartoons that communicates their personalities. Martin, also a prolific author, has always been intrigued by the cartoons strewn throughout the pages of the New Yorker.