Field-Of-Study: General Nonfiction

Edward Fowler

After publishing a study of the fictionality of autobiographical narrative in early 20th-century Japan, I turned my attention to the politics of translation and considered how the presence of an English-language "canon" of Japanese fiction has skewed the West’s perception of the literature. My general critique notwithstanding, I remain vitally committed to the practice of translation and

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Isaac Fisher

As published in the Foundation’s Annual Report for 1925-26: Fisher, Isaac: Appointed for a study, in America and abroad, of the danger trends in world race relations, with a view of discovering the means of avoiding or counteracting these dissensions; tenure, twelve months from July 1, 1925; reappointed for further investigation, in Europe and Africa,

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W. Ralph Eubanks

W. Ralph Eubanks is the author of Ever Is a Long Time: A Journey into Mississippi’s Dark Past (Basic Books), which Washington Post critic Jonathan Yardley named as one of the best nonfiction books of 2003.  He has contributed articles to the Washington Post Outlook and Style sections, the Chicago Tribune, Preservation, and National Public Radio.  A

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