Emily Bernard
Author of Black Is the Body: Stories from My Grandmother's Time, My Mother's Time, and Mine
About the Author
Emily Bernard is a professor in the English Department and the Alana U.S. Ethnic Studies Program, University of Vermont. Her books include Remember Me to Harlem: The Letters of Langston Hughes and Carl Van Vechten, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year.
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Works by Emily Bernard
Black Is the Body: Stories from My Grandmother's Time, My Mother's Time, and Mine (2019) 215 copies, 5 reviews
Some of My Best Friends: Writings on Interracial Friendships (2005) — Editor; Introduction — 26 copies
Associated Works
Passing (1929) — Introduction, some editions; Introduction, some editions — 3,527 copies, 133 reviews
Remember Me to Harlem: The Letters of Langston Hughes and Carl Van Vechten, 1925-1964 (2001) — Editor — 129 copies, 1 review
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- Gender
- female
- Education
- Yale University
- Occupations
- author
professor - Organizations
- University of Vermont
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Nashville, Tennessee, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- Tennessee, USA
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Masterfully written. The frankness in which Emily Bernard shares her experiences and her grapple to understand them is deeply refreshing and intellectually rewarding to read and re-read. This is a book I would add to my personal collection and plan to return to often.
An excellent collection of stories/essays. This memior is a reminder of the varied communities and individulas we have here in New England. That it isn't always a lovely little rural experience, even when it is. Emily Bernard's use of time with the juxtaposition between herself as a mother, her mother, and her own youth creates a nice flowing narrative. Navigating New England and particulary Vermont as a black woman, her discomfort with her chosen home vs. her discomfort with the south, the show more home she considers home. This memoir is beautifully written and a wonderful read. show less
An eloquent collection of essays that function as both autobiography and cultural analysis. The author did a wonderful job of illuminating large-scale issues by examining them through the lens of personal experiences of herself and her family.
Interesting collection of essays - recollections, family stories, thoughts on being black in the USA. Informative, well written, pleasantly narrated.
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- Works
- 4
- Also by
- 4
- Members
- 294
- Popularity
- #79,673
- Rating
- 3.9
- Reviews
- 5
- ISBNs
- 17