Whiting Awards
1 appearances
-
Edition 37 (2022) Winner
Jesse McCarthy
ジェシー・マッカーシー
Jesī Makkāshī
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- United States
Career
- Occupations
- essayist, cultural critic, assistant professor
- Active Years
- 2017-
- Affiliations
- Harvard University
- Influenced By
- Gustave Flaubert
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst College | — | English | BA | — | United States |
| Princeton University | — | English, African and African American Studies | Ph.D. | — | United States |
Amherst College
English
Degree:
BA
Country:
United States
Princeton University
English, African and African American Studies
Degree:
Ph.D.
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Whiting Award | Who Will Pay Reparations on My Soul? | non-fiction | Whiting Foundation | winner |
Whiting Award
2022
Work:
Who Will Pay Reparations on My Soul?
Category:
non-fiction
Organization:
Whiting Foundation
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Who Will Pay Reparations on My Soul?
2021 essay collectionAn essay collection addressing questions such as: “What do people owe each other when debts accrued can never be repaid?”
reparationsraceculture
The Fugitivities
2021 novelThe story of Jonah Winters, a young black man forming his identity, with parts of the story in Brooklyn, Brazil, Montevideo and Paris.
identityfugitivityBlack identity