PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (1999) Winner
Clyde Taylor
クレイド・テイラー
Kuraido Teiyā
Aliases:
Clyde Russell Taylor
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1931-07-03 （Boston, Massachusetts）
- Died
- 2024-01-24 （Los Angeles, California） age 92
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Boston, Massachusetts → Washington, D.C. → Detroit, Michigan → San Francisco Bay Area, California → Boston, Massachusetts → Manhattan, New York City → Los Angeles, California
Career
- Occupations
- Film scholar, Writer, Cultural critic
- Active Years
- 1960-2008
- Affiliations
- UC Berkeley, Stanford University, Mills College, Tufts University, New York University
- Influenced By
- Alain LeRoy Locke, William Blake
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The English High School | — | English | High School Diploma | — | United States |
| Howard University | College of Liberal Arts | Department of English | BA, MA | — | United States |
| Wayne State University | College of Liberal Arts | Department of English | PhD | — | United States |
The English High School
English
Degree:
High School Diploma
Country:
United States
Howard University
College of Liberal Arts
/ Department of English
Degree:
BA, MA
Country:
United States
Studied with Amiri Baraka and Toni Morrison
Wayne State University
College of Liberal Arts
/ Department of English
Degree:
PhD
Year of Graduation:
1967
Country:
United States
Dissertation on William Blake and the Ideology of Art
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award | The Mask of Art: Breaking the Aesthetic Contract – Film and Literature | — | PEN Oakland | 受賞 |
| 1982 | Callaloo Creative Writing Award for Non-Fiction Prose | — | Non-Fiction Prose | Callaloo | 受賞 |
| — | Indie Award | Critical writing on cinema of people of color | — | Association of Independent Video and Film (AIVF) | 受賞 |
| — | Richard Wright Award for Literary Criticism | — | — | Black World | 受賞 |
| — | National Literary Hall of Fame for Writers of African Descent | — | — | Gwendolyn Brooks Cultural Center | 顕彰 |
PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award
1999
Work:
The Mask of Art: Breaking the Aesthetic Contract – Film and Literature
Organization:
PEN Oakland
Result:
受賞
Callaloo Creative Writing Award for Non-Fiction Prose
1982
Category:
Non-Fiction Prose
Organization:
Callaloo
Result:
受賞
Indie Award
Work:
Critical writing on cinema of people of color
Organization:
Association of Independent Video and Film (AIVF)
Result:
受賞
Richard Wright Award for Literary Criticism
Organization:
Black World
Result:
受賞
National Literary Hall of Fame for Writers of African Descent
Organization:
Gwendolyn Brooks Cultural Center
Result:
顕彰
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Mask of Art: Breaking the Aesthetic Contract – Film and Literature
1998 Film and Literature CriticismExplores breaking the aesthetic contract in film and literature
Black filmAesthetics
Midnight Ramble
1995 Documentary screenplayScreenplay for documentary on Oscar Micheaux
Black film history
Adaptations
- [Documentary film] Midnight Ramble (1995)
Bibliography
- The Mask of Art: Breaking the Aesthetic Contract – Film and Literature
- Numerous articles and essays (Black Film Review, Jump Cut, etc.)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Emphasis on social realismRejection of Hollywood conventions
- Recurring Motifs
- Black film and culture
Legacy
Contributions to cinema studies and African American studies. Coined 'L.A. Rebellion'. Emeritus Professor at NYU.
Trivia
- Youngest of eight children
- Studied at Howard with Amiri Baraka and Toni Morrison
- Served in US Air Force as intelligence officer