The African American Language and Culture Lab

By Kenton Rambsy and Howard Rambsy II

The African American Language and Culture Lab constitutes our collaborative projects on a range of subjects, including Frederick Douglass, Jay Z, technology and digital humanities, and so forth.  

• A Notebook on Jay Z
Three entries from the notebook:
      • Why Jay Z? 4 Reasons  
      • "Like" on Reasonable Doubt
      • Jay Z, African American literary studies & digital humanities 

• Mining Malcolm's "Message": A Notebook
Three entries from the notebook:
     • “Message to the Grassroots” by the numbers
     • The Humor of Malcolm X
     • Yes, Malcolm is talking directly to You

• A Notebook on Frederick Douglass
Three entries from the notebook:
      • More on Frederick Douglass's use of "Man" in the Narrative
      • “Man,” “Covey,” and top 10 words in Douglass Narratives
      • Quantifying Frederick Douglass’s Notorious Mr. Covey

• A Notebook on the College Language Association Journal
Three entries from the notebook:
      • The CLA Journal by the Numbers, 1957 - 2012
      • Charting CLA Journal’s publishing productivity by decade
      • Top 6 focal authors in the CLA Journal

• Tools & digital projects
      • Some Free Digital Software Programs and tools 
      • Notebook on Voyant Tools 
      • Geo-Coding Black Short Stories 

Related:
• An Extended Notebook on the works of writers & artists
• Assorted Notebooks