The Black Lit Network

The Black Lit Network includes four interrelated projects -- a podcast series, a book recommendation resource, a data visualization gallery, and a keyword guide -- all designed to illuminate aspects of African American literature and literary history. The Network also includes a program for undergraduates and graduate students to learn more about African American literary studies using technology.

The Network is a joint project from African American literary studies at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, the History of Black Writing (HBW)* at the Indiana University, and Howard University. The project is made possible by the generous support of the Mellon Foundation. 

*HBW was previously at the University of Kansas. 

Portals:

• Episodes of Remarkable Receptions podcast 

• Episodes (by topics) of Remarkable Receptions

• The Multi-Threaded Literary Briefs 

• The Novel Generator Machine 

• Literary Data Gallery entries 

• Literary Data Gallery entries (by type)

Related:

• Notes on the production of Remarkable Receptions

• Introducing the Literary Data Gallery

• Variety of collaborators will work on HBW grant funded by Mellon Foundation

• HBW receives $800k Mellon Foundation Grant to Illuminate African American Novels