Speaking in Tongues and Dancing Diaspora

The oral tradition has always played an important role in African American literature, ranging from works such as Zora Neale Hurston''s Their Eyes Were Watching God to Toni Morrison''s Beloved. These and countless other novels affirm the power of sonance and sound in the African American literary canon. Considering the wide swath of work in this powerful lineage -- in addition to its shared herita...